What Parents and Kids Fight about
May 26th, 2009 | 
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Having conflicts between parents and kids is one of the main issues that parents raise in our parenting workshops. No parent in the world dreams of arguing or fighting as parts of parenting. When kids are born and their parents watch them for hours sleeping in their crib or rattling toys with their tiny hands, none of them imagines ever fighting with this little creature that they loved so much.
Obviously, when they are babies and so dependent on us, it is hard to imagine that one day they will develop their own ideas, make up their own mind and say "No". The first "No" period happens around the age of 3 and seems funny and cute, but after that, arguing with your kids stops being funny pretty quickly.
As the kids grow, their ideas about life evolve and they do not necessarily agree with their parents on school, academic success, attitude, priorities and other important issues. When their parents do not agree between them, kids find it hard to split their ideas to suit both parents and conflicts are even greater.
I guess every age brings its own battles (together with the joys), but since the great response on our other surveys, I would like to know from you what your main conflict with your kids is.
I know that not all parents are the same but from what I gathered during many parenting workshops, most parents fight over the things listed below. Please select the topic that concerns you most as a parent and the one you mainly argue and fight about with your kids. (I can recognize mine immediately. If you are a regular reader of this blog, guess what it is in the comment box below).
What is your main conflict with your kids?
If you have other things you fight with your kids about, please add them to the comment box below. We would love to have a complete list of the conflicts between kids and their parents.
Happy parenting,
Ronit
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Awesome article on parenting, I think most common issue is of conflicts between parents and kids. As kids are growing they’ll adopt their own thinking and way to implement idea and most parents don’t like that their kid is wasting time in watching t.v too much or not doing preparation of examination and so many things . Understanding growing child is very difficult as time & technologies are changing so parents have to cope up with time and situation for avoiding conflicts between them.
Hi Criminal Lawyer Huston,
At the moment, it looks like most parents fight over food and bad attitude, ah, and studying for exam.
I think you are right, it is not easy for parents to adjust to new technologies and lifestyle.
When I think about my parents, they said the same thing 30 years ago. They thought the music we listen was too loud, the clothes we were wearing were too exposed, the hair style..
It makes me think that parents needs to adjust, period. and it does not matter when, parenting is a "job" requires lots of adjustment skills.
I hope parents coming here may find tools to develop such skills.
Happy day
Ronit
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