Things parents do that annoy kids
Parents, seeking connection, unintentionally embarrass kids with public displays of affection, slang misuse, and interrogating friends, hindering the very bonds they seek. Overprotectiveness stifles exploration, and sharing family struggles, though vital, becomes grating when theatrically dramatized. It's crucial to bridge generational gaps with empathy, recognizing the evolving nuances of childhood today.
1.Showing affection in public: Showing affection by giving a hug or a kiss is good but doing it when their friends are watching or at a public place, kids don’t want that.
2.Trying to be cool: Behaving like your child or using slang in front of your child’s friend is something some children do not appreciate.
3.Comparing them with other kids:comparing one child with another in terms of marks or extracurricular activities or achievements of other children is not good. This will not motivate them but this will irritate them and they feel they can never satisfy others.
4.Interrogating their friends: When your child’s friends come to your place and you start questioning their friends about their family, career, hobbies, this irritates your child. Just a polite ‘Hello’, ‘Have a nice time’ is enough.
5.Being overprotective: Children like to explore the world around them. It annoys them when parents put a lot of restrictions.
6.Oversharing on social media: Kids do not like when parents join social media and add all their friends and then share old pictures of their kids.
7.Being dramatic about hardships: Telling stories of hardships is important but constantly talking about it in a very dramatic way, kids get irritated by this behavior.
8.Forcing them to listen to your kind of music: Children have their own musical tastes and preference. When you constantly tell them to listen to your type of music, they do not like it, and they also give a tag of ‘oldies’.
9.Talking negatively about their friends: For children, their peer group matters a lot. They don’t like when parents say anything bad about their friends.
10.Asking embarrassing questions in public: for example, going out shopping, you ask in front of everyone about the fittings, or while eating at a restraint ask about a stomach ache. Children do not want that.
11. Using slang you don’t understand: Slang like ‘BAE’ or ‘SQUAD GOALS’ is something children do not appreciate. They will not think that you are cool, instead, they will avoid you.
12. Picking clothes for them: Kids do not like when parents choose clothes for them. they want to choose on their own what they want to wear.
13. Setting a non-negotiable bedtime: Sleeping by 10p.m is something kids don’t want to follow. They do not want to be in pajamas and under the cover by 10 P.M.
14. Hiding junk food on the shelf: When kids find out that you are hiding foodstuff from them, they get very irritated. They do not like this behavior.
15. Begin any sentence with,’ When I was your age..’: Parents should understand that kids today are not the same as it was when you were growing up.
