One of the toughest issues a parent has to deal with is arguments with a teenager. There is a point in a child's life that it seems they disagree with every decision you make pertaining to their well being, and you simple want to prevent them from suffering the consequences later in life. Such as poor grades or maybe not poor grades but not making the grades they are capable of making. As a parent you want them to have the best opportunity for a college so you find yourself trying to convince them to illuminate the things that are keeping them from making the grades they are capable of making, and this begins the argument.
Compelling new research suggests that constructive conflict between parent and teenager hinges on the adolescent’s readiness to see beyond his or her own perspective. In other words, good fights happen when teenagers consider arguments from both sides, and bad fights happen when they don’t. I have raised 3 teenagers and they all had moments where they reasoned through the argument and moments where they refused to see the perspective I was trying to give them. I'm sure many parents go through the same thing.
This article discusses the different ways a teenager can handle an argument and the problems with some of those.
Derek Fitzhenry
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