My parents don't understand me. What should I do?

It's difficult dealing with this feeling of having parents that don't understand, or don't try to understand. I'm assuming that you have tried explaining to them, and that this isn't working - that isn't your fault. Sometimes parents don't really want to see something that may be wrong. Talk to a friend, or someone professional if possible. There will always be another person that understands, or can relate - it may not be a family member, but there will be someone. You are never alone.

Communication is key, Talking to your parents is the most important thing you can do. Keeping the conversation as asertive as possible. Don't get angry when they share their views. Sometimes when talking to your parents, the hardest thing is to accept their ideals. If you find that talking to them will not work, then try speaking to other family members about how you feel, grandparents, aunts, uncles or even siblings. Sometimes it is best that your parents hear from a more authorative figure than yourself to take you seriously. Just remember always keep your cool when talking to your parents about this stuff. Anger and frustration will just cause you to take steps in the wrong direction.

Try not to focus on what your parents think, but think more about what you want. In time they will understand you :)

Nowadays, parent-child relationship seems to have a wall between them. Children felt their parents do not seems to understand them but we have to talk to them. Parents knows what is best for us. Approach them and explain. Communication is the answer to everything, let them hear your side and also they need to hear yours too. Always be honest to them and open so they could understand where are you coming from. Sometimes we felt like they will just get mad over something or with our decisions but it is not bad to ask for their guidance. Their opinions matters to us especially if we are minor and we are not yet ready to make bigger decisions. Our parents always got our back. So it is best to be transparent and honest, so they will have the chance to understand us more.

Hey there, I hear you're feeling misunderstood and unacknowledged by your parents. It's difficult to experience such specially from loves ones, people we look upto in hopes that they will hear us, and consider what we have to say, how we feel and think. It might help to reassure ourselves, that sometimes people seek to know and understand from their place, so it could help to be more open and understanding of their situation first, then putting across our feelings and thoughts politely yet firmly. Open communication and spending more quality time can be helpful too, considering it gives a chance to build a rapport. I hope you feel understood and supported, you deserve it! ❤

Don't try to make them understand you. If they don't, they don't. Just try to explain to them how certain things make you feel.

Put yourself in their shoes, then thoroughly explain to them how you're feeling and let them in.....

You've got to remember that you are in different points in your life; your parents have grown, matured and come from exactly where you are coming from now! What matters is that sometimes you have to explain your heart, and then close your preferences and hear their side of the story. Parents tend to be smarter than we give them credit for. (I hate to admit that!)

Have a sit down chat with them sometime maybe, talk about your feels and listen to theirs too! try to work things out!

What you could do is , ask if you can talk to your parnets and tell them whats going on/whats bothering you and how it's effectting you.