Why do teenagers avoid talking to their parents?
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at
5:15 pm
Nancy C asked:
They often say “Go away”, “Leave me alone”, “Don’t bother me” when you simply and kindly ask them if they brushed their teeth or if they did their homework.
They often say “Go away”, “Leave me alone”, “Don’t bother me” when you simply and kindly ask them if they brushed their teeth or if they did their homework.
Tagged with: Homework • Parents • Teeth
Filed under: Parenting Teenagers
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Because teenagers think they’re smarter than their parents, so why talk to them.
Well them being a teenager it is kind of a put down if you ask them if they have brushed their teeth, they are at an age where they should know to do that. Their homework is more understandable. They are at an age where being even close to their parents can be embarrassing. Just be there for them when you need them, don’t smother them and things should be just fine. It’s just a stage.
independence !! when you ask stuff like that they think your babying them ..
When I was a teenager I really didn’t like talkign to my parents. They always said, you can talk to me about everything and anything at anytime.
Sure I knew they meant it, but during these years I would have turned to my friends first. If it was serious I would have told my parents but my friends were my link! They knew what was going on everyday, I trusted them. I don’t know why that is, but I just didn’t think my parents would understand things.
And it’s funny, becaus enow I’m a parent and I wish to God my children will talk to me, just like my parents wanted me too. Now I understand how they see things, and how I may have offended them by telling them, the “go away” “Don’t want to talk about it” I didn’t mean to hurt feelings, but honestly I was more shy talking to my parents then to my friends. I didn’t think I knew everything, or I was smarter, I just didn’t think they knew what things were, didn’t want to explain….teen years..are rough. I wish I could have known what I do now back then and would have apologized for everytime I told them the “nothing, i don’t want to talk about it”
At this age not many know just how understanding parents really are, I think that’s a big thing. They don’t want to think their parents were teenagers, and went through just the same things they are going through…..
Now all I do is call my parents up to talk about MY children!!!
Go figure!
cause they’re going through a period in their life where they want to be independent and free, and at the same time don’t feel like anyone would understand their problems anyway. it’s pretty common and most kids get over it and develop better relationships with their parents as they grow older.
I blame it on the hormones, but when they really need to talk if you have an open line of communication they will come to you.
wtf mum i didnt know u had yahoo
is this mum? nancy c?
seriously is it? is ur last name cowan?
u should be working not going on yahoo….
if ur not my mum, theyre probably just having moodswings or something is irritating them
because teenagers think they know more then their parents do, teenagers talk to friends and they dont view you as a friend and its just a phase they go through, they believe your from the old school and are to old fashioned to relate, It dont last, in a few years they will be asking your opinion about everything.
In my case, with things like brushing my teeth or my homework, I just simply was sick to death of being bugged about it. 9 times out of 10 I had already done the stuff I was being asked about. And even if I hadnt brushed my teeth, they are my teeth and if I want to ruin them I will. If I havnt done my homework its my life my grades, and thats my choice. Now, I realize that is very ‘stupid’ thinking, but it is really what I felt.
With more impt things like what was going on in my life.. My parents kept banning every friend I had because they didnt like them. LIke, I had one friend who smoked (mind you my mom smoked too). When I told mom she smoked, that friend was banned. I asked my mom several times how to handle certain peer pressure situations. Every time the friend in question was banned. If my mom didnt like the music they listened to or the movies they watched or the clothes they wore, the friend was banned. I just finally got tired of never getting any advice and instead getting in trouble and all my friends banned. So I quit telling her stuff and eventually learned to lie about everything.
I think that they are just showing their independence.
because the rotten little devils think their parents are corny and just trying to annoy them. I was once one of the rotten little devils.
IF ANY OF THE PEOPLE ABOVE BELOW ME ARE NO LONGER TEENSDONT LISTEN
K this may sound harsh but its the truth we dont like it when u ask us questions u asked us in like thrid grade! dont teat them like liitle kindies its embarrising in public places when ur parent sings in thecar ask urself have u done ne thin to ur kids that u wouldve HATED when u where there age huh have u GOD PARENTS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND