dontyoureallycare:

autumn-moony:

hemiam:

phangazing:

escalusia:

miss-nerdgasmz:

sigmatique:

oldmanmurphy:

pixelsmash5:

dexi-ace:

teenvengeance:

- Not taking your child’s injuries seriously when they’re younger, may make them feel like they can’t tell you anything when they’re older.
- PLEASE let your kid take personal days once in awhile once they reach highschool.
- Grades are NOT everything. You can get plenty of well paying jobs now without having to go to college.
- Really strict parenting leads to sneaky kids. Trust me.
- Let them be who they want. They can’t change who they are, whether it is sexual orientation, gender identity or anything else. They need someone to support them.
- ^ Never say “you’re too young to know”
- ¼ teenagers deal with a mental illness of some sort (in the U.S). Please make sure they’re okay.
- You can’t MAKE them chose an educational field.
- Even an A+ student who’s a star athlete can be suicidal. - MENTAL HEALTH COMES FIRST - Self harm is more common than you think amongst teenagers. It’s also not always cutting (or on wrists). Be aware.
- Sex ed. doesn’t teach them anything.
- Tattoos and piercing aren’t “unprofessional” anymore
- If they have depression, please DO NOT call them lazy. It’s almost the worst insult you could say.
- If their grades are dropping for no reason, ask about it. Don’t assume things.
- Most teenagers don’t have high self esteem. Don’t make it worse.
- School is much harder now than it ever has been before.
- Not everyone on the internet is a predator
- It’s normal to have internet friends now
- Take them seriously

Also

- Don’t take their phones/computers away from them, as that is severing a link to what could be the only people that understand and care about them
- Don’t get mad at them for always being on their phone/computer. They have friends online and it’s absolute hell to get yelled at by parents for talking to your friends

-Don’t force them to be more outgoing, especially if they show signs of not enjoying large groups of people
-Don’t say, “You don’t know who you’re talking to,” about their internet friends
-Don’t yell at them ever, especially if they have a fear of loud noises
-If they tell you that they’re hallucinating, don’t say, “That’s just your imagination running off with you.”
-Also, don’t say that they’re making up something that is legitimately hurting them
-Don’t force them to do anything that they aren’t interested in
-Don’t say that you’ll get help for them without actually getting any

If your son what’s to get his toenails painted, like mommy… LET HIM.

If your daughter wants to try out for football, LET HER.

If you son wants a doll so he can play take care f the baby, like daddy’s taking care of the real baby, BUY HIM ONE!

If your daughter wants a tool set for Christmas, BUY HER ONE!

Also Never tell your son he can’t cry because “boys don’t cry” If your daughter does something she really loves and you don’t, never tell her it’s not “lady like” Harming your kinds never solves things, if anything it makes them hate you, and I’m not talking only about slapping

#and pls dont try to live through your kids

Also, don’t assume everyone of your kids opposite gender is their boyfriend/girlfriend and make fun of them about it because they will feel insecure about when they actually find someone they like or if they aren’t straight, it might just be worse.

also don’t expect your kids to respect you if you don’t respect them

-don’t take your anger out on them

-don’t make them feel like they’re a burden on your life

-don’t blame everything on them

-if you fuck up, don't punish them for it

-remember, they can’t read your mind

- Don’t react to everything with anger, dissent is not the same as disrespect and being a parent doesn’t mean only your opinion matters

- Don’t expect them to trust you or even value your approval anymore if you refuse to trust them, trust is a two-way street

- Telling your child to be more confident or less anxious doesn’t magically make them more confident and less anxious

- There’s nothing necessarily wrong with being quiet, not everyone can be confident and loud and trying to force your children to be something they’re not doesn’t work

- Being young is not synonymous with being stupid

- OP is right, really strict parenting leads to sneaky kids or kids that won’t know how to do anything when they’re finally given independence (or both)

- Don’t expect them to willingly talk to you if you never listen to what they have to say

- On that note, if your kids aren’t talking to you or don’t want to be close, odds are there’s a reason, and instead of feeling like you’re entitled to their private thoughts and trying to force it out of them unwillingly, maybe consider trying to work out why they don’t feel comfortable enough to talk to you??

- Dissent is not the same as disrespect, if you run a home in which your kids are too afraid to disagree with you, congratulations, you’re a dictator and your kids will grow up harboring incredible amounts of resentment and anger towards you

- If you scold them for something and then realise they were actually right, don’t just ignore it or pretend it didn’t happen, act like the adult you are and acknowledge your mistake

- Stop comparing them to you as a child, yes we know you were top of your class and did amazingly well and are now a doctor, no that’s not a good reason to stress them out with sky-high expectations

- Imagine you were being treated the way you treat them, and then think about how much you would like that person being around you all the time

- Remember that they’re human and allowed to make mistakes, just like you. 

Like i hope at least one set of parents reads this