How Do I Find Out the Decisions My Kids Are Making Daily – Kids and Teens

"How Do I Get My Kids to Respect Me?"

Homework has been a perennial headache for kids and teens as well as for their parents. Following are some tips to make homework time more effective and enjoyable for all concerned.

The kids have to decide what friends they are going to play with during recess; what to eat in the cafeteria since mom doesn’t sit the food in front of them; how much attention they pay to their teacher(s); if they obey the school rules, etc. Our new “branded” generation the “Tweens” (ages 8-12) are making decisions about the “click” of friends they are going to hang around and many other decisions.

The family dining table experiences should be fun, warm and loving. By the way, kids do not necessarily want to hear your comments back to them on their experiences; they just want you to listen. It is a sign of respect.

When you have to discipline your kid they want to know and understand what they are doing wrong that caused them to be punished. And as a parent, I am sure you think your kid understands what they did wrong and you don’t need to explain it to them…wrong! Most kids have short-term memory and most of the times do not even remember what they did to get your negative reaction because at that point it is usually all emotional. A yelling match and a spanking on the bottom without a “lesson to be learned” is nothing more than abuse. The kids think it is the parent’s responsibility to explain to the kid why they are being disciplined. I’m not stupid I am sure the kids will argue that your explanation is stupid and they should not have been punished. However, if you ask the kids (when they are calm and detached from punishment) they will also tell you they want to know why their parents react the way they did by punishing them. Kids said they don’t mind being disciplined as long as they know the “why”. It just shows respect.

We talk to our friends and relatives about our kids. Show your kids respect by NOT talking about them when they can hear you talking about them; this incudes conversations over the telephone. Kids have big ears when they want to have big ears. It feels to a kid like it feels to an adult: when we hear other people talking behind our backs about us, it does not feel good.

Create a good study area. First, designate an area where it would be ideal for your children to do their homework, usually in their rooms. Set up this area to make it conducive for studying by putting proper lighting, an area for studying supplies such as pencils, pens, paper, books, and other essentials and make the area free from distractions. It might be a good idea to set up a bulletin board there as well.

Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez Higueras
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