Challenges of Parenting- The parenting skills and styles in every family are challenged by children especially teenagers and young adults...
Are you a parent of any age group? This is the only prequalified (certified as qualified before the examination) role to humanity, that has no time remedy (cannot undo time & damage caused to parent better); nor is there a manual on the actual process of parenting. However, a very high expectation is set by the informal and formal social systems, and they are very harsh in judging parenting outcome through our children. There are no experts in parenting children; hence we need a consultative perspective in this matter. Share with a Counsellor Agency has established a 'Parenting forum', where professional Marriage and Family Therapist will educate, guide, mentor and support all parents on the best way to bring up our children.
Challenges of Parenting- The parenting skills and styles in every family are challenged by children especially teenagers and young adults. Parents occasionally find themselves helpless and without resources to support their growing children. The generational difference and the changing dynamics in the parenting space stripe parents their societal status and career achievement, leaving them vulnerable before their children. Parenting roles are demanding to CEO, VIP Celebrity Parent (Upstream) just as they are to a hawker on the street and domestic workers (Downstream). Children's rights advocacy replaced the traditional discipline measurers, and parents were never provided with alternative skills 'training' on how to deal with disciplinary & relational, developmental milestones and career issues.
Who are millennium parent? – This the generation of parents who have youth and young adult today. A generation of children (youth) who are impulsive and lack tolerance to frustration; hence the word delayed gratification is strange to them. They are susceptible to almost all vices in society, and with any little confrontation with authority teenagers and youth threaten with dare consequences like suicide, homicide, drop out of college, leave home, etc.
Another group of these “Grown-up children' opt to join negatively influencing peers and gangs, engage in crime, and or indulge in addictive behaviors like masturbation, pornography, betting/ gambling, computer games; or in substances like alcohol and drugs. This is a group of youth who lack self-control, a little frustration can cause them to easily kill/ hurt the offender. Recent incidences of youth killing fiancées, family members or committing suicide is a clear indicator of the mess in the society, and the gap existing in our parenting styles. Share with Counsellor Mobile App, will provide an avenue to vent out and receive guidance from a professional anytime and anywhere.
The desperation of Parents- Desperately parents are watching as their children drift into depression, helplessly providing material comfort (presents) instead of presence and psychosocial support. Children/ teenagers and youth are holding parents hostage, and desperate parents have accepted their defeated position. Share with a Counselor Agency has some come to save both of them. The Mobile Phone App will allow parents to call and seek guidance or vent out frustration before impulsively acting. This should reduce the number of parents maiming, injuring, or even killing children and /or spouse, and in extreme cases committing suicide.
Stakeholders in Parenting- The children are key stakeholders in parenting and therefore cannot be left out in any of the parenting strategies. Parents will be encouraged to allow their children, teens and youth to seek mental health through the Share with a Counsellor Mobile Phone Application. The application allows parents to set therapy accounts for their children and encourage them to seek therapy. While teenagers and youth will have access to Mobile Phone Apps, under the guidance of their parents where applicable, they need to be encouraged to seek counselling services at different centers.
At individual level parents going through personal challenges will also have direct access to a counsellor through the same App. Parents have a better online platform to recommend to their children, compared to social media platforms. However, most importantly is that parenting is a communal responsibility and its best done in a group rather than at an individual level. Therefore, parents are encouraged to join the 'Share Wellness Parenting Corner', where they will have mentorship, guidance and support of Marriage and Family Therapist.
Share with a Counsellor- The agency has provided an avenue for both parents and children (teens and youth) to access mental wellness services through the Share with a Counsellor through the Mobile Phone Application. At Share Wellness Parenting Corner we will lose our roles and discuss parenting. This is where will all meet and discuss the parenting legacy we will be passing on to the next generation (the type of grandchildren we want to see).
