Why are parents so stubborn?

Well one day when your a parent you'll do te same thing. What one parent does might be right for there child but for other hildren it can be wrong. Being a parent doesn't mean you always know what to do we need to make mistakes just as much as our own kids do. Us parents we don't get a hand book the day our children are born it's something that we just have to learn and go through on our own. We can listen to all the advise give but it doesn't mean it's the right advise.

Hi wittynet, Yes sometimes parents can be so stubborn. But normally the reason for this is they want to be so tough on their children so that they won't grow up spoiled and be respectful of adults. Although there were some who are actually wrong but never admits it, we should just try to understand them as they are doing this because they are older than their children and wanted to be a tough role model. If you see that they are really wrong and acting very bad, I think you need to seriously and calmly tell them about it. Don't talk to them making them feel you are annoyed so they will accept their faults too.

I feel the same like you. Especially my dad, he always believes that he is right for everything. I doubt whether this is the sign for the elders. Their minds are not as clear or generous as when they were young. And once I disagree with my dad, then he will feel hurtful and even thinks that I don't love him. This always upsets me. So now I don't want to say no to him since I don't want both us will be unhappy. At least it is OK for just me to be unhappy. I love China

I can understand your problem here. The main reason why parents are more stubborn is they are scared that you may get spoiled or fall into bad habits if they are being lenient. That is the main reason why they don't want to listen to you and will play hard and strict on you. I can tell that most of the parents are wise and they have a lot of experience. The way they talk and behave might make you wonder that they hate you. That is only because it will be in most cases against you. Try to be patient with them. They always want the best for you and they love you very much. I can say that you get the purest form of love from your parents only. Of course there are parents who are very cruel and I am not talking about them. Try talking to them when they are in good mood and I can tell you that they will listen to you. Similarly you should also listen to them. They take some time to get used to the fast world but you should help them to get to your way of thinking.

Yes.. that is true.. I also feel same problem in my home.. My parents always try to make me feel that they r right in all matters.. i think behind this age n time is the main problem.. they never change their style of thinking... they never judge us in our way.. .

i will not go to in brief for the answar of this discussion, but will say that the parent have facing very hard live due to their children for thinking their good future. parents love too and dealing with them hard too for their right way.

parents are just parents all over. they become much more intelligent once a child reaches 20 then we notice hey they are really pretty smart after all.As for politics I never argued with my parents as once stuck into a certain party they stay stuck.But from a parents own view points why are our kids so stubborn, why will not they listen to us?they act like they think we are the stupidest people on the face of the earth.As for many things to learn , we all have many things to learn, and I remember the last thing I needed on earth was my son telling me that what I had just said was all wrong.grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Lol i am a parent and yes at times i get so stubborn. But i also admit i am wrong and i also apologize to my kids. But i felt that way too with my parents, i get irritated and pissed off that they won't listen. I blame that to generation gap especially with my parents who are like still living in the spanish era lol... But since i am a parent now, i have seen perspectives that are different as when i was just a daughter. i have seen areas where they were right and areas where i know i can be better. I used to be mad at them because i cannot open up to them as a friend and not as a daughter. There were big gaps.... but now that i am a parent i made it a point to make it different for my kids so she wont feel the same way as i did...and the same way as you are feeling right now. But then again, there are still stuff that i need to prove to her that in some ways we are right so she won't go astray... Just understand your parents, sooner or later you will see their point. i hope.

Hi wittynet! When I was younger I also feel like my parents are very stubborn for not listening to what my brother and I have to say, well maybe they are really stubborn that time coz they don't even listen to their own parents! haha But despite that, I know that they are already old enough to know what is right and what is wrong and what they really want so I just let them do whatever they want that time but still I do tell them what's on my mind. I am very surprised & happy that after some years, my parents are already doing what my brother and I suggests before, so it makes us really happy knowing that they do listen and give consideration to our opinion, its just that they didn't show it right away. They are always be our parents no matter what. A parent ho wants just the best for us. And also, I feel like now that I am older, my parents already listens to me and always asks for my opinion on things, it makes me really glad that they do listen. Its just funny sometimes that sometimes I think I sound like a parent to them already...haha specially when it comes to their health. Well I am just doing that because I love them and just want the best for them. Oh by the ay, sometimes some parents are just kinda childish! hehe just like my parents! But its fine with me coz I know that all of us have that childish thing inside...

As a parent, I also see myself as stubborn. Specially when it comes to what's good for my kids. I know I'm only human, and I may be wrong, but I'm always thinking that if I am not stubborn on the few things that I know may harm my kids, I may regret it in the end. They may come to hate me sometimes, but I hope that they would come to appreciate what I'm doing when they've become parents themselves. Maybe you would too!

As they've said parents knows what's right for their children. Parents knows best. What our parents really wanted is for our own sake. They wanted it for our goodness.

Hi Wittynet, As they say, it's hard to take care of our parents because they have enough experience already to not to listen to us. We are just their children and they believe that we are not capable of telling them what is right and what is wrong. When in fact, we are in this modern technology and we are grown ups already..and we know already what we can do and what needs to be done or not. They should at least listen to us and realize that what we are trying to realize them is the right way. Most parents are close minded which I would say that both my parents are like this. Well, I don't really how to do something about it. I just hope time will come and they will listen to me. Have a nice day!