When I was a kid, my mum’s voice was always the first sound in the family. She decided most of my affairs because she said she had experienced it when she was a teenager. She thought her experience should be the best education book and wanted me to follow the right way. Negotiation and democracy, not always so lucky. Twenties years past, this phenomenon should never be ended because parents always desire their opinion can always be accepted by their kids. When children begin to know the world, they have their own thoughts and ideas about everything they meet. Their opinions are seemed childish and immature compared with adults’. Though it is far from the world of the adults, it becomes closer and closer after they get older. It is valuable when kids especially teenagers communicate with parents what they think about some subjects, what they want, what they dislike and the way they like to use. It is valuable for kids to decide their way, make choice, and have their own thoughts. Let children talk even they are wrong. It is a good time for parents to appreciate and respect kids and build up a democratic relationship in a family. Here are few tips for parents.
1. Respect kids will and thought, try to give them a chance to make choice.
2. Before your decision, why not listen to teenagers what they think about it.
3. Be patient to your kids’ talking if even you are busy at work.
4. Try to communicate with them initiatively about what’s their consideration.
