Why do parents think they know everything?

Parents are constantly trying to help their children, and they do that in the best and only way they know. They occasionally blank out on how far their kids have grown over time, and keep assuming that you're still that little kid who needs their help every step of the way.

They know a lot more than you think. That does not mean they are right all the time, but have experienced much more than their children at first. If they are good parents they will provide examples and consequences for different situations. They will ask for your input and guide you based on past experiences.

Generally parents will be the first to admit they don't know everything. Unlike their children who, when younger, often think they do. What parents do know however is more than children, and have at least twice the life experience of someone in their late teens. They also know that when they were their childrens age, they thought they knew everything too. While it is rarely well received, the things parents tell their kids to do is almost always because they don't want them making the same mistakes they did.

Parents think they know everything, is because they have been your age before. There is the common misconception that if someone has been that physical age before, then they know what you are going through. Not only have times changed, there is a lot more stress on young people. The best way to deal with parents who think they know it all, is to just put up with it. Find a way to release anger and frustration with them another way. Its just how parents are made!

Parents feel their kids have the same habits & trait as they have. So their kids do the same things as they were doing at their children age. so they think they know everythink

Parents try to teach their kids what they learned from their life up to that point. They don't want their kids to make the same mistakes as they did. That's why they think they know more and with time it turns in to knowing everything ;)

They've got years of experience in many areas, and that isn't a small thing. That said, if you feel you aren't being heard, finding a more effective way of communicating with them might make life better for all of you!

I think the thing is our parents have been around longer than us. They have experienced more than us, good and bad, and hope we dont have to go through bad things like they did. So they act like they know it all to protect you from making similar mistakes to them. I know it can be overbearing sometimes but you have to think, you are the most important person in their lives. They just want to love and look after you like any good parent would. So maybe try to be kind to them and perhaps communicate with them about how you feel.