Talking To Teens

[ShmulikCat]

this is such crap. If my mom came to me one day and said, "Hi sweetie, i know you have confusing feeling talk to me about all your thoughts, feelings, and opinions and ill tell you exactly what to do because all teens are exactly the same.

BS! Just because some freak made a bunch of Lifetiem movies about "troubled teens nowadays" doesn't mean that everyone between 12 and 20 are eiter pregnant, high, or about to steal your stuff. if u rlly wana b frinds with ur kid, leav em alone!!!!!

[cutie19968]

i love how grown ups think when they talk to teens telling them about their childhood works..because let me tell you..coming from a teenager it sure doesnt work on me or any of my friends i know..just a heads up

[timekillerqueen]

this is not correct one a 9 year old does not count and the rest are 18 year olds! the fourteen year old is like wow but hello this is not right anyway

[thumbppl]

Talking to your children is essential to maintaining a healthy relationship! Keep passing on the good advice!

[tthayer2]

OR you could just talk to them like a normal person.

[BlueAllegory]

This is bs.

I'm 14, and I don't "hate" talking to my parents, and in fact I kind of enjoy it. As long as my parents don't talk down to me and treat me like a human being, they're my best friends.

As for the people my age who dislike their parents, these fake bonding experiences must be a drag.

Parents and children should get along (or not get along) naturally, based on a mutual understanding and like. Not just family love, but actually like each other's presence.

[Alterna123]

If you need youtube videos to tell you how to raise your children, you shouldn't have been allowed to have kids in the first place. This youtube account has 90% of information of teens wrong! If you want your kids to listen to you, ignore them, and what they do!

Worst video ever 1/5.

[Alterna123]

If you need youtube videos to tell you how to raise your children, you shouldn't have been allowed to have kids in the first place.

This youtube account has 90% of information on teens wrong! If you want you kids to listen, ignore them.

Worst video ever 1/5.

[positivelywacky]

lmao how does a nine-year-old count as a teen?

[anarchy3E]

those kids would probably kill to be with their friends instead of their parents...i m sure most of them get paid in some form to be with their parents

>hey todd...be with me for 50 hours and i ll get you a new car

sickens me

[Alterna123]

lol

[Jackaldoublenine]

take away their ipod and cell phone.. that would make anyone want to listen to you.

[XxSconeManxX]

this is ridiculous...

[flyleaf1100]

Whatever lady.I will talk when I want 2 so piss off lol

[musicl0ver200]

Though my dad lives with me, my Mom is the one who raises me.I barely have a relationship with my Dad, what-so-ever, and it bothers me because my friends and their Dad's are always having a good ol' time while my Dad and I fight or ignore each other.

[ILDSKF]

That's the same situation I'm in. I know how you feel.

[TheLilCuteyGirl]

no one cares

[turtleflurtle]

my parents got divorced befor they got divorced i always fought with my dad it bothered me too cause my friendsalways talkin bout how what they do with their dad. i wish i never see my dad again i dont care if he dies, try and connect with your dad build a relationship cause if you dont you'll end up like me and my dad.

[BillyTalent3549]

omg.....LoL

[steelgear]

All teens should do sports....I see too many kids these days who are either weedy and weak as piss or too fat and lazy.

[chrisROFL65]

true

[surfdudezuri]

is this vid only for whitys... lol!

[funnyduderox1]

OMG! The figure skater is my best friend! hahahah. but that's not his actual name...

[fattyelvenman]

wooo

I'm gonna go make my dad skate.

and laugh like crazy when he falls on his ass.

[llllJakubllll]

These vids are always worth a good laugh.

[2610ksj]

Heard!

[SquareElix]

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[strikecommando7]

me and my dad don't really talk a lot because its manly lol

[aSOCKalypse]

lol

[LvvL24]

yeah me and my dad...we give ourselves a few beers..

[LouisMun]

this only works for white people.

us asians have it bad

[clairesanatomy]

What is this? Dr. Phil?

[kidagirl101]

they act like kids are for some other plantet. and we need to be figured out

[lauren110990]

PEOPLE! Kids don't like to be psycho-analyzed. We're kids. I can understand if they kill someone and you wanna find out why, but normal communication has to be exerted with TIME. Parents, DON'T get involved with their activities. Normally, teens do these to get AWAY from you. No offense. We have to grow up faster than we want, so let us have our space. Quit finding ways to "deal with us." It only pisses us off more. Don't think we don't know. We're young, not stupid. Remember, we DO love you. (:

[StElmosGhost]

just throwing this out there.. this is really lame. who really cares if they're friends with their parents? not me.

I personally dont like to do things with my them. if they wanted me to id prolly just...not like them more..

[ForOrAgainstUs]

You could just go out to a restaurant to eat and realize, there, that you don't like each other.

[emmybobemmyxo]

i think that there shouldnt be people like this.i mean when they were kids i bet they didnt want people studying them seeing how they act. like everyone is saying, everyones differnt no kids mind is the same. parents shouldnt need help on how they should love there kids or how to be "friends" with them. there parents they should learn from there own mistakes. not take so much need on how exactly they need to treat us. idk thats what i think and im 14 haa so idk.

[bananaizcool]

This is sooo not true. I find it amusing that parents need these stupid videos to find out their kids. How about you just talk to them and try and find out YOURSELF.

I'm 14 and I know sometimes I can get really cranky when I don't want them to talk to me, but there's sometimes a time when we talk openly. This is just...overanalyisis.

[eayrs]

I never had teenage issues but still hated talking to my parents about them. When my mom tried to talk to me about sex it embarassed me. That was ten years ago and I have grown up and excelled, even though I did not talk, was a latchkey child in a single parent household with an alcoholic father. There is some guidance to be gained from parents but for the most part we develop our own values and do what we want. I felt a responsibility to do what's right, but never wanted people bothering me

[8metallicaman8]

man who talks to their parents for hours

like wth i talk to my dad for like 5 mins then we go do our own stuff

[iloveyukikyo]

this is sooo not ture for me i hate sports..... but i talk to my parents (judt the things i want them to know)

[XoXoSakuraKissXoXo]

LMAO!!! They should really get some new parents. I don't like hanging with my parents! Wtf?! Most kids don't like to either. It's either because their Mom/Dad tells them what to do, (If they're riding bikes, surfing, ETC.) Or because they just don't want to, they want to hand with friends!

Then, How does a NINE YEAR OLD, count as a teen?! These Kids/Teens, they're raised in the

"Perfect"

Enviorment,as I like to call it.

No fighting.

No Drinking.

No Smoking.

Get ready for the real world!

[rockett500]

difficult i talk to my parents people stop beating ur kids lawl

[PenicleTILT]

hahahah

are these people blind. honestly if u cant connect with ur kid thats just sad. and to watch this is even more.

[Sk8terkid4]

This si true...But parents arent supposed to be friends there supposed to be parents...this dosent mean you cant have fun with them...Also I live with my grandma and we cant do any activitys like this...=(

[uselessmarial]

w/e lmao, kids are way overanalyzed and i never got along with my ma during my teen years, im 20 now, yknow shes just old fashioned which is not an insult, we just do different things, i play guitar, was a skater, into computer shit, she an esthetician, too bad im not interested in that lmao. and her not really interested in my skating/or guitaring..so hey whos to blame..imo all these showcased son/daughter to parent situations are lucky that (in my opinion once again) - cont.

[vjsieuthtnfnxjsduigy]

i know how you feel trust me.

[Cheesywolf]

i hate these so called experts that think they know all the answers to how a kids mind works. everybody is different. i hate it when people try to read me like a book... especially adults( parents, teachers, etc.). when a kid..no, when a person feels comfortable they will come to you, pushing to find out will only make things worse.

[RapDumpTk]

wow they really over analyze kids these days

[GetOutOfMyYard]

Amen

[mortifiedpenguin9]

Quit frankly.

LOL.

[wakojako49]

the only parents are that they still treat thier children as kids instead of adults.

[iloveseattle123]

uhh ok these parents seem a little too perfect lol

[omfgbbqlol]

word...

[Kingnothing8585]

...a little too perfect, can't trust a person who is perfect, means they are not common folk like me.

[vatblacktoo]

I am dealing with a 15 year old who has suddenly gone all secretive and she is misbehaving in a radical way. I mean, she is captain of the school's field hockey team, she has won lots and lots of prizes for drama and other activities. I live in a different country to her and am not her mother. But I am her finacial sponsor for school. Her mum in uneducated but a good hard working woman. Are there any teenagers out there who can tell me how I should approach her and find out what is bugging her?

[Mesto]

What's her mother's education have to do with anything?

[gaae2000]

UHMMM..European and South American kids are way different...they respect parents, or they know whats gonna get them.

[Beltreg]

There is a big difference between a "kid" and a "young adult". Parent-child relationship does not start in child's teens, it starts at the time the kid is born and continues into teenage years and adulthood. It is great for kids to spend time with their folks, but it is also nice when the parents spend time with their kids doing what the kid likes.

All the people, young or old, who say they don't want to talk to their parents: you need professional medical help.

[puppetmaster569]

No...Most Teen dont WANT to talk and parents should respect that unless they think something is wrong, leave them be...its what we want.

[Dowzer83]

great! but this wouldn't work 4 a number reasons 1. i don't like sports 2. i would be embarrassed 2 be seen doing things like that w/ my parents 3. i have a passion 4 music 4. my parents r openly opposed 2 that passion 5. my parents and i are nothing alike and have absolutely no common interests

[brilliantone909]

best advice i can give is, talk to ur kid like u want them to talk to u. who wana kno bout em? tell em about u first. kids become friends cuz they talk on an equal level. seems like all parents want to do is tell us how to be better. dont try to be like 1of em or act "cool" but just build their trust by sharin a few childhood stories or what u thot of ur rents. ur kid might think "hey.. now i kno uv seen what i see" u cant expect ur kids to always imagine what u were like. Its not a oneway deal!

[laptopboone]

Awesome comment! Thanks! :)

[hottguyswearmakeup]

okay as a teen myself and with extreme disfunction in my family, i have to say that sports aren't something that would bring me closer to my parents. If she didn't critisize(i know thats spelled wrong) everything i'm interested in if they would just take time to listen to me and then at least stop criticizing me and the stuff i do then i could maybe love my parents in stead of being so resentful of them and everything that they do.

[musicl0ver200]

ya, I know what you mean.I have a pretty dis functional family too, but I try to stay away from the drama since it always brings me down.

[barnbum106]

if my parents tried to connect/bond with me i'd slap them!

god this is disgusting haha

[laptopboone]

I love my parents, and you should too. I'm 14, and I wish that they liked my hobbies. SO SHUT UP, BITCH! YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU!

[SovieTiko310]

lmfaoo. okay okay my parents love me! lmao

[Boomshoggalogga]

We need to stop teen pregnancy and drug/alcohol abuse. Lets get these kids head together and prevent another tragedy. We need healthy kids for strong future, no more George Bush.

[timwaagh]

well thats nice. if only my parents liked the sports i play... why do they have to be so anti-competitive. i mean yeah it's a game so you don't need to do horrible things to win...but that doesn't mean competition can't be fun. they never listen to me. i got tired of this and moved out asap (meaning when i went to college). too bad.

[davelevy09]

i love my parents! they're cool! the best parents in the world!!

[wakizashi333]

I am a teen, and I agree with the major points in this video, but it is the parents job to make their teen feel as though it's safe for them to start talking anytime. Sometimes we refrain from talking about what we do with our friends because parents have a knee-jerk reaction to lecture or scold for any bad decisions made. While this is necessary for things like drug/alcohol use, parents must keep in mind that sometimes it is actually good to go through the same bad experiences as our parents.

[akeeva89]

i think "hey, let's play sports and bond" is just as bad as "hey, let's sit down and talk." forced interaction between parents and teens is never a good idea. if they used to do this stuff together before and it continued into their teen years it's different, but i know if one of my parents did activities with me to be nosy i'd avoid them.

[DemonEyesky0]

id prefer not to see my parents thanks

[Salger12]

I play soccer with my Dad, since he's played for 40+ years and taught me everything I know. This video just seems cheesy.

[CaterpillarHero]

I don't know what you guys are talking about, i wish my parents would play sports with me.

I rarely talk to my dad, because i guess he has better things to do than think about me even though we live in the same house.

They should make a vid about how to talk to parents, geesh.

[WonkaWonkaWoop]

That's not parenting....that's stalking.

[emtor30]

okay so i'm pretty sure that i don't chill with my parents and figure skate and shizz

[lovemeorh8tme]

you cant leran how to be a good mom or dad from a book parenting is something that no textbook howto guide or tutourial can teach you. if my mom tried any of that crap with me id put my mp3 player in and shut my door.

[12Stuste]

Yeah, if I me and my mom went and did sports I would have to have my sister with me. So this might work if your an only child. I dout it.

[Linklover999]

I would be embarrassed If my parents tried to do sports with me

[ThiagodeGesso]

Ya know, it would be pretty embarrassing.. unless there's no one around!

I hate it when I'm taking off to play basketball with my friends and dad wanna go and watch the game. He asks me if he can go but I don't let him, so he asks me why but I can't say it'd embarrass me or he gets really mad at me! He thinks it's so wrong for us teenagers not to feel comfortable with parents around! hahaha

I don't get him..

[jumbajuice1]

i dont understand why parents always try to be your "friend". i already have friends i want you to be my parent. like jezzy i dont need a parent/friend mom i want some1 i can talk to and get help with my problems. if my mom tried to be my "best friend" it would be pretty werid. this video is really showing you how to mae your child feel werid around you instead of open. like if my mom came to me and said lets talk i'll be like okay. not lets go play in the snow. i would be like noo. werid.

[Khaosispower]

My parent's never necessarily cared about what I do. I could've done so much crap, but I don't. I trust in myself, I am responsible for my own sake and my mom knows that. There's no need to talk or anything because she knows that I don't like to talk, and that I won't do anything wrong.

It's a shame other kids my age aren't like that. Their parents try to bond with them, punish them when they do something wrong, but those kids are the ones to do drugs and drink underaged. It's sad really.

[xxkillerxxmillerxx]

ok if my parents tryed to do sports w/ me id be like srry im going to my friends house....this vid is wac

[Cr1msonAndRed]

I know.

"Let's play Soccer son!"

"Uhhhh, WHOOPS i've got plans..."

[mireille865]

"dont just sit down and talk.. 'THEY' dont like that"... wtf? i would love it if my dad asked if i wanted to sit and talk. i would NOT love him to take me skating or 2 play tennis to try and trick me in2 talking.

[snowbeastie]

3. Throw away your textbooks. Children will always do the oppsite to what their parents want. Its nature to challenge your child in order to teach. No videos, guides or books will help. Its sad but parenting is a job learned in the field. Bring me a textbook and as a teen I'll just think you aren't willing to talk to me about thngs and you'd rather listen to a crackpot. The only way you can learn the best way to raise your child is with the help of you child

[jumbajuice1]

snowbeastie: i agree with you all the way. i'm a teen too. i agree with you 100%.

[snowbeastie]

2. Work hard from day 1. Don't drift from your child in puberty because you think its what usually happens and its ok. Learn to give a little space while still showing interest in their lives.

[snowbeastie]

I am a teen. If parents want to get us to "talk" I can give some advice.

1. Remember what you were like at the same age. A bit cheesy but still worthwhile. Remember you did once do stupid things, the trick is to show your child not to make the same mistakes as you did. Do it in a way thats not going to appear controlling or in a way that it feels your past is thrown in their faces. Parents usually make this mistake.

[XFighterXBS]

OMG

if my mom would try to do that with me i'd run away from home and go live in my friends attic...

[Teh1337NoobPwner]

can i come with?

[lRedKl]

Yo every kid out there looks like they are going 2 cry lol

[auphrotus]

wat the HECK!! this is a lil too old-fashion. Just talk to ur kid randomly, BUT never when there busy...u shud talk to ur kid openly when their small so if they have a problem, they're already hav that sense of trust....doing this as they're growing up....but never bring up a specific topic....THEY HATE THAT !!

[Hazardz09]

To do a sport with ur kid make sure u can do the sport in the first place no one wants to play sports with their parent that looks rediculous playng. I t will jus look embarrassing.

[HELLOJELLO1234567890]

this is a bunch of BuLL

[elsiii]

omg. parents shouldn't be like.. friends..

[bayboosky]

dude ima teen my mom tryed to do this i didnt give in soo... it doesnt work!

[melman]

Teenagers suck. All of us.

[jackass9165520]

No teen wants to hang with their parent,there's just no way,they have to be forced to hang with their mom or dad,like a gun to the head hostage situation type of force...

[Disarmedaxe1]

I should show my asshole stepdad this

[lilethiogurl]

...that vid was weird...

now back to the real world.

lol i bet those teens in this vid were robots lmao

[BriannaWazHere13]

So fake.

[ParkourReble]

hey all u mom s and dads, ask the kid frist if they wanna come(ur gonna get regetted likely) oh and, let them chill with there friends, and dont be gay

written by a teen

[samuelK2008]

Yeah, that last part is the key.

[EmoGlzdJewDonut]

"EVER THINK TEENS WANT SOME SPACE."

Like on that commercial on Nick at Nite

"i know you don't want to talk to me about sex, but you should..." We really don't want to talk to you.

[Golempire]

Raping get them to talk.

[boxcarXcadaver]

Parents need to establish trust with thier children not put them on a leash

[SourrX]

Omgawd. The most EMBARRESING thing to do as a teen is hang out with your parents in PUBLIC xD Ughhh, deffenetly not.

[ginabobina6]

Would Sumo wrestling count? Great activities for the over-weight parent to do with the teen. (Just joking) Wish I could get my teen to do something with us. Grocery shopping is about all she can stand to do with me.I try to make the best of that time together.

[AGLane]

who DOESNT hang out with their parents?! haha

[runckandy]

9 years old is young; however, all the video is showing is that you should start finding areas of interests in your children and sharing it with them as early as you can. It encourages them to stay active and feel more comfortable with there parents.

[PilotLN23]

How old is that girl at 5 minutes? 9, OMG not a teenager!!  She's not 9-teen...

[kiirometh]

the most I do is shop with my mom.

Did any adults actually watch this?

[ChrisAmazing170]

I hang out with my dad alot cause hes cool and a metalhead like me and likes tim and eric BUT not my mom shes a weirdo.......

[mcr190325]

Honestly, 9 years old is barely into being a pre-teen. Nine years old is NOT adolescence. What secrets can nine year olds possibly hide from their parents? Not much. Nothing is going on in their lives that is so drastically private.

But one thing I will say - hanging out with your parents can be fun. Figure skating is cool. :D.

[CocoCutePuppy]

a 9 year old is still a kid!

[ixlovexpepsi]

A 9 year old shouldnt be counted as a teen, teen is clearly 13-19 but more so like 13-18. She shoulnt be around situations that involve sex and drugs. Yes she should be prepared, but at that age, she doesnt need certain activites to do to get close to her parents, she is still young.

[thepoet82]

All the kids in this movie are dorks! I love my parents and all, but when I was a teen I would NEVER hang out with them. :D

[sausagefeast]

A 9-year-old is considered a teen nowadays?

[ruby00roxnsodoi]

ooh the boys r hot!!

[jojochintoh1234]

eww who hangs out with their parents

[CherrySodaCola]

LOL.

[bekkahhhhhhh]

haha i know seriously

[TAKENnameARGH]

ur right, this is clearly abnormal behaviour.

[MaseYevon]

Home-schooled people... who are only children.

[middlecreek]

thank you!

[Reaction92]

its good to hang out with your parents from time to time.

Jesus wants us to spend time with our family from time to time.

[ChosonKarate]

Jesus is the man!!

[r34ct]

Sheep!!!!!!

[AtlanticCityPrincess]

XD Yeah no one hangs out with there parents by CHOICE.

[sk8forlife57]

cool