How To Avoid Kids' Complains While Involved In Their Post Prom Party
Proms are something that excites every school going kid and rest assured that your kid is just as excited about it. If you remember back to your own school days, you will remember just how excited you were when it was your turn to go to the prom. Most proms are followed by post prom parties that range from the large ones often arranged by the school to small private ones where only a handful of people are invited.
Like many others, you must've heard of all the tragic stories of unsupervised or poorly supervised post prom parties. These have become very common and hence many parents are starting to take matters in to their own hands. So if you are planning to chaperon your kids' post prom party then you are doing the right thing by making sure that they are safe at these parties. But of course, the toughest part is to get the kids to cooperate with you.
They will immediately hate the idea if you are going to go up them and declare that you will be at the prom party and that they do not have a say in the matter. What you must do is to make them understand that you are actually worried about them and want to make sure that they are protected.
The most crucial step is how to start talking to them about it. Before you tell them why, make sure you have talked to them about drugs, sex and alcohol. Unless they are fully aware of the situation you will not be able to communicate with them properly and communication is key here. Today's kids are usually aware of these things anyway but you need to make sure that they get the right knowledge from you and not a colored version from their peers or the media. You also have to make sure that you and your kids are both comfortable with talking about these issues. Unless you have prepared thi basic ground, the talks cannot go further.
What you have to realize is that forcing your decision on them might let you have your way but you will be pushing your kids away from you in the bargain. Not only is that going to harm the family but it will also push them in to more danger because they will not have a proper person to talk to. Once you are sure that you can communicate in a way that they understand, you can start by talking to them about these issues that keep happening at the post prom parties. Tell them that you want to protect them from these things. Tell them that you will not be interfering in the party and will not embarrass them in front of their friends – these are things that they really want you to do, so tell them that you will and keep your promise. Once you have a clear channel of communication with your child, it should be much easier to get them to cooperate with you instead of making your home a warzone.
