My parents don't listen to me, what should I do?

Try finding new ways to reach them. This is usually a problem of miscommunication. Presenting your idea in a mature way would help them listen

wait until there ready to listen, if it can wait, perhaps waiting will let them settle and be ready to listen.

Talk to someone who your parents will listen to. Tell them everything you want your parents to know and ask them to talk to your parents.

Try to sit them down, express how important it is that they listen and hear what you are saying, and try again. Express before the conversation starts that you want them to hear you out before they try to give any feedback or input any of their own thoughts, to prevent them from trying to interrupt you as well.

Do your research about your issue that you would like to talk to them about first. If you know all of the facts and know what you're talking about, it's easier to listen to. Tell someone else about it, a professional or a teacher, these people are always happy to include your family and help open their minds and hear out what you have to say.

Ask them when it is a good time to talk to them. Whenever they speak, listen and try to understand them as you would like to be when you are speaking.

Mostly parents don't listen to their kids when they think that the point you are putting forward is not of much importance. They may think so because either you are not explaining or putting forward your idea in a way that would make them think that 'actually what he/she is saying makes sense' or because your idea is actually absurd. If your idea or view is absurd then the parents should make you think about things differently. Our parents are much more experienced than we are, they know about many things better than us but there could be lack of some knowledge in some fields (for example, if my father is a doctor he won't have much idea about the economics and finance related matters) and if we know more and correct things about that then it is our responsibility to enlighten their knowledge and make them think that our views and talks are not absurd they have got some meaning and some sense. Long things short, we should try to put ourselves and our opinions more strongly and with some solid and valid grounds. :)

Explain to your parents that you want to improve communication with them and that you'd like to involve professional help in the matter. Ask to them to visit a Marriage & Family Therapist with you as a group session. If they are not good at listening, then it sounds like they might need to be educated in listening skills. A therapist should be able to educate and moderate communication. In this situation everyone can learn how to listen and talk to each other better. And your parents will have a better chance of learning how to listen to you.

You seek professional help. therapy is great. Councilors help. Maybe even a near by pyschologist. Meditation eases the brain. Consider others feelings. If you’re talking to someone or to a group, and they’re not giving you their attention (surreptitiously looking at their phones, doodling, looking out the window, writing emails), they’re not listening to you. As above, you talking more is probably not going to help. Stop talking. Ask a question; find out what they’re interested in hearing. Even if you’re the most compelling speaker in the world, people won’t listen to you if they’re not interested in your topic. The depth of your passion for taxidermy is not going to engage your vegan friends – I don’t care how articulate you are.

People do a lot of different things to get someone's attention. Especially when it comes to parents! Children who's parents don't seem to give them enough care, often try to get their attention by vandalizing or putting themselves in danger. NOT ALL, but in most cases. That doesn't usually end up good, and also when they do get their attention, it's a negative one. I'd say, that you should try to find out, how your parents were raised (they were probably raised in the same way as you are). Then try to remind them how it feels. Lots of times parents do things, that aren't okay for their child, but not because they don't love them, but because they don't know what or how to do the right thing. As sad as it is, you have to accept that and try to get a positive attention, for example get a good grade. I myself have a weird experince-my mom didn't really know how to show happiness for me. So when i got a good grade, it felt like she didn't care and it took me a long time o accept that. It still hurts. What I'm trying to tell you with this, is that maybe your parents don't know how to show a certaint feeling and that is why you feel like you're not getting their attention. No matter what you do, do not try getting the negative attention, as it can ruin your whole life.