My parents treat me like a little kid and im almost 14!!!

I get that… I’m 16 and my parents never see my view point on anything. The way I deal with it is to say “yes” “okay” and “sorry” to almost everything they say; and I just answer them back in my head or say my would-be replies later when im on my own. The reason this works for me is because I know I could deal with being an adult and living on my own if put into that circumstance. They still want you to be a kid because for them time is flying even though for us its going SO slowly. But this is because a year to them is a very small proportion of their lives and to us it’s like a 14th of your life. I think as we grow up we forget what it was like when we were younger… I’m trying not to do this and remembering that in our world today we’re exposed to the media which makes us grow up a lot faster than they did when they were kids. This is hard for parents to understand but just remember they can never see what you think or get into your mind; thats YOUR place; the place that is private even if they walk into your room without knocking and try to pry into everything you’re doing. Maybe try pointing out what kinda guy your more into… say for example “mum, dad I dont like the guy next door like that; id prefer someone with more muscles/who’s more mature.” Anything along those lines as it will probably work and show them YOU have an opinion too. Also treat THEM like adults too… even when annoyed try to see things from their point of view and dont argue with them but show you see both sides. For example they’re getting at you for watching the tv too much just say “look I realise its not good for my health but I find it interesting and it teaches me more about life (and give an example of something you’ve learnt in the programme).” This may not always work but if you keep up talk like that and just say the normal “sorry” if they accuse you of something. Then carry on with what you’re doing so they realise you’ve heard, taken note of it and aren’t (even if you are) annoyed with them. It makes you look more responsable and hopefully get them to treat you more like an adult. :) good luck with it all! I hope this helps