Tips For Tackling A Teenager Broken Heart Head On

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By Joshua Martin


As they move toward adulthood, teens progressively gain objectivity and become less emotional over time. However, they are not fully mature, either physically or emotionally, and can still be prone to moodiness and outbursts particularly when it comes to romantic concerns. As a parent, you may have no idea how to cope with a teenager broken heart or what to do to change your teen's outlook on life. You both can survive the episode by using some of these strategies for drawing your child's attention elsewhere.

You may have no luck at reminding your son or daughter how fortunate he or she is to have certain comforts in life. Suggesting that they be grateful for having a house, food, cell phone, and car may fall on deaf ears for most parents. Teenagers today tend to expect these comforts and may be so subjective that they cannot put the full value on these luxuries yet.

It is the fear of and confrontation with rejection that rules your teenager's emotions at this point. Being rejected inflicts a severe wound in his or her mental state. All the teen knows is that they love someone and want that someone to love them. But that person walked away and perhaps inflicted further emotional harm in doing so.

Even your love as a mother or father might not be enough to heal the hurt. Most teens can accept that their moms and dads love them. However, in comparison to a romantic interest rejecting them, the parents' love is substandard, as hurtful as that might be as a parent to hear. Your affection cannot take precedence over the teenage love that they wanted to get in return.

When you are truly at your wit's end, you might try simply putting them to work. They can get a job and earn some money to make them feel better about themselves. They also would be compelled to focus on something else at least for a few hours at a time. In due time, your child may soon be able to process and move on from the rejection.

Chores like raking, mowing, taking out the garbage, and other general cleaning can be good for the entire body and mind. Hard work pumps blood throughout the body and encourages the brain to create endorphins that induce feelings of happiness. In time, your daughter or son may start to act and feel normally again.

If the jobs are done according to your satisfaction, you could treat the teen to a reward. Something like a new outfit or a day out at a fun resort can be a small consolation and another form of distraction. In time, your teen will forget about the loss of the love interest and focus on other things in life like school, friends, and possibly another person in which he or she is interested romantically.

The first romantic crisis in your teen's life does not have to be a disruptive event for the whole family. You can take the upper hand by using these approaches to the situation. You gain experience and can be ready for the next time that it happens.




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