All parents sooner or later will experience a phase where their children begin to know love. It usually starts when children are teenagers and enter puberty, which is a quite scary phase for parents because they are afraid that something will happen to their child. But actually there is no need to worry about this, because there are wise ways for parents to respond to it.
Because as children grow older, it is natural for them to be attracted to the opposite sex and fall in love, just like their parents did when they were young. So to deal with this, you can start by being a friend to confide in with your child, giving him space but still explaining his boundaries, and don’t forget to also guide your child so that his understanding of love and romance is on the right path. For more details, they will be discussed one by one in the points below. Come on, take a look!
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1. Position yourself as a friend to confide in
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Wise parents will not be afraid when their teenage children begin to know love. But instead, he positions himself as a fun friend to confide in for children to talk about their loves. In fact, this method has two functions, both for family relations and while monitoring children.
If parents become their child’s favorite confidant, of course it will be easier to know what they are experiencing regarding love and be able to monitor it. Apart from that, this method can also be a moment bonding with children so that the relationship between parents and children becomes stronger. So you just need to take it easy if your teenager falls in love and be a fun parent who understands their puberty period.
2. Provide space to get to know love while guiding it
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All parents should understand that sooner or later a child will be attracted to the opposite sex, and that starts from adolescence. So it would be a wise attitude if parents give their children the space to know love at their age. However, along with providing free space, it is also accompanied by guidance to children.
That parents cannot free their children too much and must continue to guide them. Because when they are teenagers, children usually have a high level of curiosity and tend to be reckless and spontaneous in doing things. So parents still have to guide their children so that their path to knowing love remains in a normal and healthy corridor.
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2023-12-21 09:18:04
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