People get a lot of experience during their teenage years. It is the stage where they begin to learn about the world by themselves, even though they received only parental care as children. During teenage, friendships are extremely important. Friendships at this age provide a sense of acceptance and communication for young people. Furthermore, it ensures the development of compassion, empathy, and forgiveness.
Most importantly, it develops the personality of the teen. But you might find your children have no sufficient friends around them. It can be due to many reasons, such as fear or shyness. In these kinds of situations, I can give professional help for teenage coaching. However, following the below steps will also help your teenager make great friends.
- Teach them to be honest.
It is important to teach them that the foundations of any relationship are trust and honesty. Always let them be honest with the people around them. Furthermore, it is important to remind them how trust can keep people gathered. Just give them a good example, such as how you trust them. You have to take enough time to explain this to your teenager. As life coaching for teenagers, I can help you and your teenage child understand the importance of being honest to build a good relationship with other people.
- Emphasize the qualities of their peers.
You have to be honest enough to admire the qualities of your teenager’s peers. If you observe positive behavior from the peers of your teenager, discuss it with your teen. Moreover, ask your teen to admire such behaviors and to adopt them as they fit. It gives a natural push to find new friends.
- Care for your teenager’s desire.
Never force them to find friends according to your desire. For instance, your child might not be very friendly with your friend’s child. If you observe such behaviors, take your child close to you and ask about his desires regarding friends. Again, it is important to use caring words rather than blaming them.
- Teach how to deal with common interests.
While dealing with a team of friends, there will be many interests. Sometimes, those interests might conflict with your child’s interests. So, teach them how to behave in such situations. It is a good idea to find some youth clubs and holiday programs for your teenager. Then, they might meet many people who have different interests. It will help your teen learn more!
- Become an example.
Narrating a story about your teenage years is one of the best ways to help your teenage child make friends. First, tell them how you were behaving and enjoying your teenage years with your friends. Then, finally, tell them that you enjoyed those good old days. It will give a better motivation for your teenager to find great friends.
- Teach them to forgive others.
Teach your teenager about the empathy behind the term “forgive and forget”. Tell them about the bad impacts of having anger in their hearts. So, ask them to forgive their friends and to forget the conflict between friends. Then, let them experience the goodness of anger-free hearts.
Though you love your teenage child very much, you might get impulsive with them while teaching the above stuff as a human. But well-trained teenage coaching can handle it carefully. In One Life Coaching in Dubai, I provide many services, such as personal coaching, executive coaching, and teenage coaching. So, if you require such a service to deal with your teenager, feel free to contact me anytime.