Getting Along with Parents

Your parents were teenagers once.They faced with their

own parents the same problems you face with your
parents. Now they look at life with grown-up eyes. They
understand you better than you may think. When they deal
with you and your problems, they are thingking of the years
ahead when you will be taking your own place in a world of
grown-ups.
 Getting Along with Brothers and Sisters
• Often brothers and sisters fight like cats and dogs. But
when someone else brothers any one of these brothers
and sisters, they’ll gang up on this someone else and
make him pay for his sin.
• Growing up with brothers and sisters is not always a
happy experience. Its perfectly normal. It happens in the
best of adjusted families. Bad feelings do develop and the
important thing is to get rid of these feelings as quickly as
possible. Holding on to bad feelings can ruin growing-up
lives. Enjoy your brothers and sisters.
These Guideliness will help you

1. Can I tolerate the little mischiefs of my brothers and

sisters?
2. Am I honest to them? Am I open to them about my
feelings?
3. Am I polite or Courteous to them?
4. Am I happy over their triumphs?
5.Do I teach them without being arrogant?
 Establishing Friendships Outside the Family

You want to be liked. We all do. We want friends. Much of

our happiness depends on how well we have built
friendships. something we have worked for.
There’s no way to tell exactly how to become likable. But
here are some principles to think about
• Be kind and considerate to others. Bring those who are
short of friends into your group .Help make life satisfying
for them.
Parents and Dates - As you build friendships, you
are still a member of your family. Your parents take
an interest in your friends. And it is natural that they
will be interested in your dates.
You and your parents may not see to eye-to-eye about some dating questions.
They may feel that you are too youung to be going out on dates. They may
wonder whether you are able to take cake of yourself and they may object to
the person you want to date. The best place to overcome these objections is
right in your home. Bring your date over for the family to meet. Let your parents
see how you conduct your friends. Build your parents’ confidence in your
judgement by keeping them informed about your dating plans.
Courtship and marriage

• It mayy interest you to know more about courtship and

marriage among the different peoples of the world and of
different climes, historically.
 Self-Discipline in Home Democracy
• The only really worthwhile discipline is the kind you learn to
impose on yourself -self-discipline. Whether it is a question about
money or about datingn or a question that concerns all of you
inbthe family, The democratic way is to talk it over with your
parents. More the more you’ll find yourself learning to make
sounds desicions . Make the most of your being a good member
of your family . Soon you will be carrying over your ways of
thinking and doing into all the other areas of your life.
Significantly , through indirectly, you and your family are helping
build a strong nation by keeping the strong Filipino family tradition
alive
THANK YOU!!!