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

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 5, 2016
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Try writing them a note. Or keep talking to them until they listen. Parents sometimes dont know how to listen to their kids. Just try and make a nice approach
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Profile: thoughtfulRose62
thoughtfulRose62 on May 8, 2016
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Approach with confidence. No matter how old you are, parents will see you as their child. Show them you are more than just their child, because just like they just see you as their child, you just see them as your parents. If the problem is more your parents ignore you, try talking to a friend or other family member about it, and even ask them to help back you up if you need it. Make sure to stay strong and positive :).
Profile: wonderfulRainbow51
wonderfulRainbow51 on May 19, 2016
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Parents will always be hard on but it is called tough love, they are your parents and love you very much
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 25, 2016
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Use the technique called the "Broken Record Technique" you keep repeating yourself over and over until they get the hint
Profile: serendipity2000
serendipity2000 on Dec 17, 2016
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In most cases, parents do want to have a healthy relationship with their children. To get your parents to listen to you, you first need to listen to them. Try to understand what they are saying. For example, if you ask for something eg. to go somewhere, or to get something. and they say no immediately without considering your point of view. You have to remain calm and assertive and ask them something along the lines of "why is it so important that I cannot go here/get this" Then try to actively listen to their response and understand it. Then they will be much more likely to listen to your point of view. The key is for you to remain calm, assertive and focused on finding a solution no matter how your riled up or annoyed your parents appear to get.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Feb 2, 2018
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Try talking to them and staying calm instead yelling or getting angry! This immensely helps out a lot!!! Why dont you try doing What they would expect from you? Something that would please them! Hope this helps
Profile: saline
saline on Feb 11, 2018
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alot of time we feel that closed ones are very distances. and because of that we feel very frustrated. the best answer is in your hands . I could give you one but is it what you need.
Profile: Zakkuchan
Zakkuchan on Feb 21, 2018
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If your parents don't listen to you go to someone that actually does listen to you because they will give you the necessary support you need.
Profile: LiamPayneLovr
LiamPayneLovr on Feb 24, 2018
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Talk to them about how you feel. It's possible that they don't even know that you feel that way and they will be happy to fix it.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 8, 2018
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Build up a logical argument to get what you want. If that doesn't work think to yourself why are my parents not listening to me? Do I have to prove myself in some way to get their respect so they will listen?
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