Lessons for Teenagers

 Tired of your parents getting on your case?

Want to be treated like an adult?

 Here is a quick way to make it happen.

 Act like an Adult.

 Seriously, you might be a teenager, but you can act like an adult.

Most adults will respect you more for it. And treat you as an adult. Most of the time. There are many ways to act like an adult. But I will just list 3 that first come to mind:

·    Be Responsible

·        Take Initiative

·        Discipline yourself

Be responsible. You forgot the towels in the washer and now they smell musty. Rewash them. Take responsibility for what you forgot and make it right. Pretty simple. Be responsible for what you do wrong or what you failed to do right.

Take initiative. In other words, do what needs done BEFORE being told. Your clothes are in a laundry basket and need to go to your room. Take them there BEFORE your mom has to tell you. The trick is to do what you know your parent would tell you to do, but do it BEFORE they tell you to.

Discipline yourself. This one is tough. But if you stay up too late and oversleep the next morning. Discipline yourself to go to sleep earlier. You failed a science test. Discipline yourself to study the next chapter better.

Teenagers dislike being told what to do and they dislike being disciplined. 

So 1.) do what should be done before being told to do it and 2.) discipline yourself so your authority doesn’t have to. 

You do these two things and then start being responsible, adults will treat you like an adult (most of the time) because you will be acting like an adult.