7 Easy and Effective Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Your Parents ...

One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your relationship with your parents is to always try to show them respect and to always be polite. No matter how upset you may feel sometimes, don’t hurt their feelings! They don’t deserve it. If you want to explain to them why you think they’re wrong, the best way to do it is by being respectful and polite. Nobody will listen to someone who’s yelling or who’s being rude.

Before you say something that might hurt them, first think and try to understand their reasons for acting in a certain manner. I love this quote (that I discovered recently) of Albert Einstein, who said: "Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children." By trying to understand your parents’ actions, you could help them solve some important issues for both of you.

I know a lot of you already know how important it is to be a good listener, and how many problems you can solve just by really paying attention to what someone is telling you. If your relationship with your parents is filled with a lot of arguments, try to put a stop to this negative behavior. Keep your calm, and try to listen carefully to what your parents are really telling you. Don’t be superficial and also pay attention to their body language. You’ll be surprised by how many new things you’ll find out.

If you’ve noticed that your relationship with your parents is kind of difficult lately, then you should gather all your strengths and take some action. Don’t just stay there, do nothing and wait for everything to solve itself or in time, because this may never happen and it’s not worth it. You too can have a happy relationship with your parents, you just need to acknowledge you have problems and then, try to solve them! Just take action one day at a time and be patient!

Another best way to improve the relationship with your parents is by establishing some very clear rules that your parents, and especially you, need to abide by. If you usually end up disagreeing about pretty much everything, then some ground rules that set some limits will make the difference, and you’ll be able to have normal, mature conversations without screaming and yelling at each other all the time. Make sure you both agree with the rules, and that you will both respect them.

Another best way to improve your rocky relationship with your parents is by realizing and recognizing to yourself that you cannot change them and that you must accept them just the way there are. The best thing you can do is to make them want to change. This will require a lot of patience and tact on your behalf, but I’m sure you can do it. Keep in mind your goal and the rest will come easy. The important thing is to find a way by which both you and your parents will be happy.

The best way to solve any conflict or argument with your parents is by showing them you love them. Make some compromises, tell them how much they mean to you and how hard it will be for you to manage without their support. Just say “I love you, mom!” or “I love you, dad!” It’s really not that hard and after all, your parents are the most important people in your life.

Be mature and behave like an adult when you’re communicating with your parents and you will see that your relationship will improve in no time. Did you face difficulties with your parents when you were growing up? How did you solve them? Do you know any other effective ways to improve your relationship with your parents? Do tell!