Allow Your Teen To Make Some Mistakes

It can be tempting to want to fix your teenagers mistakes and rescue them from any pain they may be experiencing, however, this is not always the most helpful route. We all make poor decisions at times and part of growing up and becoming a responsible adult is learning how to take responsibility for our mistakes. This is a valuable skill for your teen to learn while they are still younger and the stakes are generally not as high as they are for adults. If your teenager is experiencing the natural consequences of a poor decision they made, it is often helpful to allow them to experience those consequences and difficult feelings and to learn from their mistakes. Even if your instinct is to jump in and bail them out of a situation or to try to make the situation better for them, take a moment to think about whether they could learn a valuable lesson by your allowing them to manage the situation on their own. In addition, if you bail them out too many times they will always expect you to be there to rescue them, even when they are an adult, and that is not a situation you want to get into!

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