When your teen needs space

Pulkit Sharma - Clinical Psychologist & Author

Learning to respect your teenager as a young adult is crucial. Many parents still see them as children—and that creates friction. Teenagers have two core needs: sometimes they need your support, and sometimes they need independence.   Watch this video, where Pulkit Sharma, a clinical psychologist, psychoanalytic therapist, spiritual counselor and author talks about parenting a teenager. This is an excerpt from an interview recorded in 2013 in which Pulkit Sharma spoke to Jagran Media team about the mental health issues confronting the Indian society. Although, it's been more than 13 years since this interview was recorded, the insights given by Pulkit Sharma continue to be meaningful.   #teenagers #parentinghacks #raisingteens #parentingadvice #pulkitsharmaclinicalpsychologist

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00:01Learning to respect your teenager as a young adult is very important for all the parents.

00:08Actually parents do not get to know that their child has grown up. They continue to see the

00:15child as a small child. It is very important that in teenage because the teenager has two

00:22different sets of needs. At times they may want to approach you as a child, seek your guidance,

00:28love and support which you should provide. But at the same time you should be your own self

00:34emotionally comfortable when they wish to move away from you, do some things independently. It

00:40is very important that parents should be able to deal with these emotions because usually what

00:46happens is when the teenager is wanting some space or some time off, parents feel very insecure, sad

00:53and they want to hold back the teenager or punish him or her in subtle ways. This should be avoided.

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