Your son, irresponsible or immature?

• April 18, 2024

Dealing with children during adolescence is one of the great challenges faced by parents. Therefore, it is important that you know why you behave in that way, what to do to help and how to do it together and without arguments.

For many people, the maturity and irresponsibility they are the same concept. However, these are surrounded by multiple differences, which you must distinguish to help your child overcome those obstacles during adolescence.

For the psychologist Hans Olvera, professor at the Universidad Iberoamericana , maturity is inclined more on the side of physical development. "He is known as an immature person, the one who has not evolved correctly about his age."

Regarding the psychological aspect, the specialist explains that "Immature is the one who, despite his age, does not show progress in his social, moral and psychological condition, that is, he does not act and faces situations according to his experience in life".

Similarly, the expert comments that all human beings mature by stages according to their age, this from 3 years. And in each one of them, advances are recorded that allow continuing to a next phase.

In addition, the specialist explains that, as a parent, it is very useful to keep in mind that hormonal imbalance can also be a factor during adolescence so that your child matures more quickly.

For the psychologist Hans Olvera, these are the basic behaviors of a teenager that denote irresponsibility :

1. The period of adolescence has passed and continues challenging without meaning; In addition, it is against everything and everyone.
2. If you evade your home and school duties in a conscious manner, but do not have the slightest intention to improve yourself.
3. If you do not have self-control, you are disoriented or lack vocational vision, or what is the same, you do not know what you want.
4. Does not have attachment to social values ​​such as respect or tolerance , so you can act offensively with others or minimize them in any situation.

The challenge is that you get your child to develop physically and psychologically in a positive way, not only during adolescence.

For the expert, tolerance is the magic key to enter little by little into his world and, thus, foster an environment of trust . An important tip is also to look for an approach to let you know that you are interested. "Self-esteem is the strength of your voice" bojorge@teleton.org.mx

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