How To Understand Your Teenage Daughter?

One of the most daunting tasks in life experienced by a parent is to understand their teenage daughter. It is always tough to understand the behavioral aspects, feelings, wishes and requirements of an adolescent girl. However, there are certain common behavioral patterns that are observed in every teenage girl and can be a useful resource material to several needy parents.

Girls entering into adolescence often do not understand the nuances of the age. They often want to rush their entry into adulthood and experience the uninhabited freedom and pleasure suitable for adults. This is the starting point where hormones show their influence on the body. Adolescent girls are very obsessed with maintaining their physique and shape. With the objective of looking beautiful, they resort to different measures including dieting, exercises and uncharacteristic use of cosmetics.

Changing preferences is a very common symptom observed during teenage. Adolescents are more hooked up to their friends while ignoring their parents. Teenagers are very anxious and confused with their futures. Teenagers often suffer with temporary aloofness where they become more self-conscious, perplexed and are occupied with a feeling that their future has no social security.

In order to satiate their anxiousness, teenagers often get addicted to smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse and diet pills. Some teenagers even show a tendency for 'self-mutilation' or suicide. Teenager girls often tend to suffer with various disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating disorder. Distorted sexual attitude in adolescent girls can be due to uncontrolled exposure to pornography and sexually outrageous media. Adolescent girls tend to spend hours chatting and browsing on the internet.

Rather than reprimanding your teenage daughter and finding faults with her behavior, it is better to befriend her. She may not consider you her best friend during her adolescent years but she would definitely not regard you as her enemy. It is hard to keep your cool but do not lose your temper. Try to reason with you adolescent daughter rather than screaming and shouting at her. You will be amazed at the results.