When people reach their teens...
When people reach their teens, their twenties, and beyond, they often complain that their parents still view them as children. They have reason to be frustrated by this. Continuing to treat someone as a child once they are grown shows no respect to the adult that person has become. But here's what goes on in a parent's mind. Certain images always stay with you: your child's birth, their first day of school, teaching them to drive, prom night, graduation day. Every time a parent sees their adult child, they also see a baby, a toddler, an adolescent, and a teen.