Comments on: What Your Teens Need You To Know

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:51:20 +0000

This article is fantastic. I have a 12 year old beautiful boy, my only child, and we are just heading into these waters! I suffer with anxiety and am trying so hard to keep a lid on that while trying to navigate these tricky times. It really helps to see it from their point of view. I’m finding it so hard to “let go” already, still feels like my baby but I know I don’t have a choice. Not looking forward to this ride but i know in the end it’ll all be ok. He’s a good boy and I’m so proud of him 🙂 not used to the mood swings and upset and I’m pre
tty rubbish at handling it, I always feel like I need to fix things because I hurt so bad when he’s feeling upset. I know i need to let him feel these human emotions and how to deal with them. Thanks for a great read!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:20:06 +0000

I have 2 teen boys and twin boys about to be teens. I forwarded this to my friend with 4 teenagers…including triplets. The hard part is the “I told you so” part.
Thanks!

By: Karen - Hey Sigmund

Karen - Hey Sigmund — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 20:02:52 +0000

In reply to Aída. You're so welcome Aida. It's good to know the adolescent adventure has similar threads for all of us!

By: Aída

Aída — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:48:38 +0000

Well… It feels like if you were hidden somewhere in our house looking at us and taking notes of what we need to know from each other. Me, my 16 years old boy and my 11 years old girl are learning how to survive this process of “love them when they deserve it the less and need it the most”…Now we need a “10 things you need to know from your parents if you are a teeneger “..
Thank you so much for your article…

By: Karen - Hey Sigmund

Karen - Hey Sigmund — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 21:36:07 +0000

In reply to Ck.

So pleased you liked the article! Plenty more about teens on this link https://www.heysigmund.com/category/with-kids/adolescents/. You’re so right – understanding what they’re going through at this age can make such a difference.

By: Ck

Ck — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 21:10:36 +0000

I love this. So much out there for parents with babies and toddlers…but not so much for this age, which is so crucially important. More like this would be great.

By: Hey Sigmund

Hey Sigmund — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:26:16 +0000

In reply to LoraK.

Lora I know how scary this can be. Conversation is key. Talk to your son about what it means and looks like to respect women. Let him know that the videos aren’t the way the real world works. If he has been exposed to sex videos, I’m assuming he has had the sex talk. If he hasn’t, it would be important so that he can understand that there is a difference between the type of sex he sees in videos and the way he would be expected to treat girls. At this stage, you’ll need to be pretty black and white about things. Put strict boundaries around your son’s internet use. Let him know what’s okay and what’s not. Talk to him regularly about respecting girls and what this means. It might be easier to talk about this sort of thing while you are doing something else and perhaps ‘sideways’ to your son, such as while you are driving in the car or going for a walk together. The main thing is to build up a clear idea for your son about respecting and relating to girls and separating this out from what he may have been exposed to by watching the sex videos.

By: LoraK

LoraK — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 03:08:34 +0000

Wow great article and insight. Just entering this with an 11 y/o boy. Not aweful, but starting the changes. I’m curious, with you tube, the internet and friends with less electronic restrictions; advice for navigating when your son has been exposed to sex videos and now we have the hormones of adolescence and the much more aggressive nature of girls than there was in our day. If we shouldn’t take away social media for the connections and the brain wants to see more, and they are trying to be independent and act out, what’s the best way to keep them safe and the girls too? Scary Waters for this mama.

By: Hey Sigmund

Hey Sigmund — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 02:23:11 +0000

In reply to Amanda Ricks. You're welcome Amanda. If can be a tricky conversation to have. I'm pleased this has helped.

By: Amanda Ricks

Amanda Ricks — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:01:55 +0000

Thank you so much. Reading this article felt like having the conversation that I so desperately want to have with my teenage daughter but of course, can’t. Thanks for letting me have via Hey, Sigmind. Now I understand so much better.