Parents of Rebels !
Posted: October 3, 2009If you are the frustrated parent of a very rebellious and difficult child, I think I can encourage you today. I know there are times when you feel like throwing in the towel, but if you choose to remain steady, you will someday look back on this difficult period of conflict and be thankful that you stayed the course.
The present stresses will one day seem insignificant and remote. What will matter to you then will be the loving relationships that you have built within your family, even when other parents ran away or bured themselves in their work.
Does it help to know that in a survey of 3000 parents, 85 % said they had at least one strong-willed child who stressed them to the limit ? You are not an exception of the butt some kind of cruel cosmic joke. It is parenthood.
Others have survived, and you will too. Remember that you are not to be blame for your childr’s inborn temperament.
Do not panic; stay on your child’s team, even when it appears to be a losing team; and give the whole process time to work itself out.
Source: Dr James Dobson
