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When Your Child Hangs Out with the Wrong Crowd

Sep32019
PARENTING CONFIDENT KIDS

Growing up is a difficult process. Navigating school, social life, and extracurricular activities is a challenge for every child. With the right guidance, most make it through unscathed, develop as people and mature into adulthood. Sometimes, however, a child can fall into the wrong crowd of troublemakers. Drug use, violence, and other activities can hinder and potentially ruin a child’s bright future. As a parent, it is your responsibility to do everything in your power to prevent this from happening or to intervene on your child’s behalf when it does. Here are a few ways to do that.

Listen to Your Child

According to Cleveland Clinic, parental involvement is crucial in the development of a child’s social development. Adolescence can be a very confusing time. It is important to listen uncritically and create an open dialogue so that your child feels comfortable sharing their challenges with you. Never close off or act too judgmentally. If your child feels like they cannot talk to you, they may find other people who seem more interested. In many cases, those people might be the wrong kind of people to supply sound advice.

Set Rules

According to the Center for Parent and Teen Communication, as a child develops, they seek to set an identity by exploring who they are and how they fit into the world. This is a natural part of growing up, which often includes breaking or bending rules set by authority figures, like parents and teachers. To help them as a parent, it is important that you set rules and stick to them. In the absence of rules that are consistently enforced, it becomes likely that a child may stray down a dark path, like drug or alcohol abuse, harming themselves and their future.

When the Law Gets Involved

Law enforcement often becomes involved with children when they take part in illegal activity, just as it does for adults. Frequently, adolescents of a certain age can even be charged criminally under the same statute applied to adults. According to Khonsari Law Group, if your child commits a crime, they could have been pressured into doing it by their friends. In cases where your child has been charged with a crime, you should focus on being supportive and figuring out how to best handle the defense of your child in court.

These are just a few ways to keep your child out of trouble as they travel on the journey to adulthood. As a parent, you can have a tremendous amount of influence on your child. Remember to be supportive and keep open communication for a positive impact.

Category: PARENTING CONFIDENT KIDSBy Tameka AndersonSeptember 3, 201930 Comments

Author: Tameka Anderson

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