Parents often forget that their children will one day not need their help in every little thing going on in their life. That one day their children will grow up and start making their own decisions without a lot of input from their parents. Parents often find it difficult to let go at this time and this often leads to certain conflicts between the parent and their teenage child because this is the time when the teenager has started becoming their own person and they want to spread their wings and fly.
This conflict that arises between the parents and their teenagers can be quite clearly seen during the much anticipated time of Prom. This is the time when teenagers want to be exactly who they are and they have started to shed the restraints set on them by their parents. Parents often feel like this is a betrayal but they need to understand that this is the point that they have been readying their children for.
Parents that accept this reality form a stronger bond with their children rather than parents who do not. One more thing parents need to keep in mind is that this night belongs to their children and it is not a time where they should start reminiscing about their own prom time and comparing experiences because times have changed and everyone should change along with it.
PARENTS AND PROM TIME
An advice that all parents should heed is that this time, this magical time of Prom belongs to their children entirely. They should bond with their children and try to be a part of this joyous occasion as much as their children allow or can tolerate. For example, the hunt for a prom dress.
It is important to remember that your children have grown up and they are not the same people you were at that time. So the choices your daughters make about their prom dresses are entirely theirs. This is the point where you show your trust in your children to make the right decision, a decision which they make based on the upbringing you gave them. So whether they choose a princess ball gown, a lady Diana style dress, a short knee-length dress, a vintage ensemble or one of the two-piece prom dresses that are all the rage in today’s society.
It is important that you make sure that your children that you trust them and that this prom night is as magical for them as it is for you. It is okay to get a little emotional when you watch your children come out into the living room and stand proudly dressed up for the night of their lives. This is the night your children are making a statement to the world, a statement which tells the world that they are ready and they are coming out into the real world to make their own mark upon it. Your children no matter how strong they look need you to have this confidence in them that they will definitely succeed.
