I am definitely in no position to offer any parenting advice but here’s just a small tidbit of my personal experience 😳
As someone who has sort have been a former rebel, I’ve been through a lot (and I mean a lot) of tough times with my parents. If you do have a similar situation, definitely be strict but perhaps kind and gentle as well. There’s a lot of reasons behind one’s need to rebel and if you don’t care for the root cause it’ll never be fixed. I won’t dive into much details as it is a very sore topic for me but my parents didn’t give me the consideration I needed at that time and honestly it was the worst thing I could have ever gone through. The way I was treated (nothing physical of sorts) - I wish that upon no child or anyone for that matter, which is why I am always quick to rise to the defense of my younger sister. I, of course, can never imagine what my parents went through themselves and my situation probably took a heavy toll on them as well which is why I have long since forgiven them but I have never forgotten the way they made me feel. The bitterness I carry, one that I cannot shake no matter what, is not something any parent would wish for their child to feel. I can’t help it and I can’t get rid of it - and sometimes I feel so guilty for feeling the way I do because they have done so much for me and I am so grateful for them but they have in someway scarred in a way that no one deserves and you can’t get past that.
side note: I fulfilled my quota of rebelling before I turned 18 and moved to another state for college which is why my parents don’t have to worry about me now that I live away from them 😆
so this suddenly has gotten me super senti and I will now be referring to some rohit sippy scenes to lighten my mood 😆