Some teens complain that their parents do not give them enough freedom. Do you think they are right?
Adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood. Wanting to divorce from the stage of the child, the adolescent tries to access that of the adult, and this is not done smoothly vis-à-vis his entourage.
The teenager feels, in spite of himself, torn between two diametrically opposite needs: namely the need for security and the need for autonomy. This situation triggers a series of crises, especially if it has demanding parents. He thinks he's already
adult, noting some physiological and psychological transformations, believing that this is more than enough to gain his freedom. Parents see him as a child who has not yet become mature enough to be an individual
able to manage his life safely; and that life is as simple as it believes.
From there, he begins to take a hostile stance towards adults in the person of the parents, so he rebels.
If this crisis is less serious, it can be temporary, and the teenager will quickly regain his wisdom. But if it does not, it could have unfortunate repercussions: the teenager could indulge in smoking, drugs, at
delinquency.
The adolescent must have his freedom but relative to prepare gradually to have his total freedom but with the help of his parents who too must be aware of the complex and difficult stage that their son or daughter is going through.