Why Won't You Listen?

If we took time out of our busy schedules to pay attention we might not get so frustrated so quickly. I've seen parents yell at their children "GRRR WHAT DO YOU WANT?" I watch the children almost break down in tears. The children that are not blessed with the many things that the typical child may have seems to think life is nothing but problems.

A child may figure ok, my mom won't listen, dad works all the time. Why won't they listen to me? I just want attention. We commonly think that children act up because their bad children. Well people in that case every child is bad. There is always a reason for a child's behavior. As I watch my own child grow I might have felt that he was driving me crazy. Even thought to myself the same what in the world does he want? Then if I stop what I'm doing and pay attention to him it's amazing he'll stop crying and show you what he wants.

I understand the parents that have more than one child it is difficult to keep up with all of them. But remember the reason they are "pagging" you is obviously he or she needs you to do something for them. As parents I notice that parents try to push their children as hard as possible. Then wonder why the child is misbehaving.

After talking to so many teenagers, they're in the worse part of their life and I see parents push their teenagers ..join this club..volunteer here...be the captain of the team..and you got to keep on that A B honor roll. Ya know when we were younger granted out parents did expect us to grow up and do something wonderful in our life. But the parents that pushed and pushed your children may have graduated from college and almost killed themselves to make you the parent happy.

There will always be resentment there that you kept pushing. You may come back with "well I only pushed you cause I loved you. I wanted to see you succed."

You don't have to push your children away and stop listening till they're done with college. Enjoy youth. If your child learns slower, just keep showing that they're doing well. Positive reenforcement is the most wonderful feeling for a growing child. If your child takes longer to talk than others, enjoy it! The ooos and ahhh that your little person is making is adorable. Remember after they start talking you won't ever hear those cute oooos and ahs again.

Don't push your children. Just stop what your doing and pay attention. They just want your attention and that your proud of what they are and have become. Always stay positive, your actions will be passed to your child. Make sure their smart ones.

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