We at Art of Parenteen believe that bringing up teens can be a most fulfilling and enriching experience.
It’s commonly said, no one can ever prepare you for parenthood. It’s a journey one has to experience to know what it’s all about. Just when you think you are in control and you know everything that is there to know about children and parenting, you are subjected to some shock treatment from them when they are around twelve or so. You don’t know what hit you.
Parenting has its own challenges and more so when we are dealing with teenagers. Your seemingly sweet, obedient children overnight turn into little devils throwing tantrums, trying to get things done their way, getting into arguments about anything and everything. Any request for something as mundane as taking a shower to something as complicated as switching off the mobile meets with a big, stern “NO”. You feel lost, guilty and confused. You try to blame yourself, your spouse or the entire universe for “how the child could have been brought up differently”. What this change in behavior affects the most is the connection between the teens and parents which is a matter of concern since research shows that a good parent – teen relationship can ensure happiness and positivity in the families. On the contrary a weak relationship between parents and teens could be associated with drug abuse, violent behavior, early sexual activities and various mental health issues.
Our mission is to help the parents of teens understand the “whys” of adolescent behavior and suggest ways to deal with them, be it through our well researched articles with easy to implement tips or our counselling service ( both career and behavioural). It is our constant endeavor to help parents bring up happy, well- adjusted and independent children.
Hi, I’m Dr. Suvashree Dash, the creator of Art of Parenteen. From a busy corporate and academic career to becoming a career and family counsellor, it’s been a long journey. I always found the human behavior extremely intriguing - exploring why individuals do, what they do. After an MBA, this interest led me into the world of branding and marketing, where I was keen to understand why some ads work, why few brands succeed, while others fail, intricacies of shoppers’ buying behavior. Advent of social media added new dimensions to complexities of human behavior, making the role of marketeers even more challenging. That led me to pursue a PhD in this area, and motivated me to work towards using the platform for helping parents( especially of teens) who feel lost, confused.
But while career was always a part of my life journey, what really defined my identity was trying to do justice to the role of being a parent. I am a mother of two wonderful kids, one is in the final year of college and the other is on the threshold of entering a college. Bringing up my children, understanding their emotions and behavior has had its own share of challenges and success. But now when I look back at this journey , there is a sense of fulfillment of a job well managed and there is also an intense desire to share my experience with other parents especially of teens, who feel lost, confused and overwhelmed with their children’s wish to become independent, creating their own identity and to live life on their own terms. “Art of Parenteen” is the manifestation of this desire to help other parents and teens alike which is also the need of the hour since there is a growing awareness that mental health is as important as physical health. I am a qualified Counselor (both career and behavioural) as well as a practicing Life coach.