18 March 2014

Do Teenagers Have a Problem With Their Single Parent Dating Again?


Most single parents are just as uncomfortable with dating as their teenage children are about their parent dating. It takes about a year to adjust the emotional baggage of a divorce for kids and adults. Some parents jump right into dating while others avoid dating altogether. It is a good idea to take it slow and move that emotional baggage around one bag at a time. Dating can wait as the interests and emotions of maturing teens particularly in the custodial home must come first.



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Parents are role models and teens are still way too vulnerable to anger and frustration if their fears are not addressed by both parents.  Most teenagers are repulsed by their parent's sexuality. A new partner then brings unwanted changes and morality becomes an issue that must be modeled by the parent at this time. It is critical to communicate with teenagers about their feelings. This will validate their value and give them the security they desperately need in a newly broken home. Teens will also wrestle with parental loyalty issues as their single parents begin dating. Teens are still trying to mature emotionally already and divorce adds a tone of problems to their lives. While they are still maturing on the outside, they are sill young children on the inside. Tread tenderly around your budding adult, with respect.

Teenagers will think that single parents are behaving like adolescents when they begin dating and roles can be reversed at this time. The teenager will act like the adult while the adult is acting like a kid. Kids can also feel shut out during this parental dating phase. They wonder if they are still important to their dating single parent. They are also beginning to wrestle with the emotional baggage of life with their biological two-parent family ending. Kids need their parents to spend time with them. It is important not to forget the relationships with the children while pursuing a new one with a lover. Be very discreet.

Teenagers will even help a new relationship along if they think their dating single parent does not have a clue. They are also great at sabotaging any new attempt to date. Some teens will even try to get their parents back together. Mainly, kids just want to know that they are still loved. They are still not as old as they look or pretend to be. Kids are dealing with underlying fear and anxiety. Every family must find the emotional balance that is unique to each.
 
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