Why do parents never understand and give space to their teenagers?

Gawd I kno how that feels

The age old answer that you have probably heard a million times before " We love you and don't want you to make the same mistakes we have made". It won't last forever, ok that's a lie it does last forever. It's instinct to protect your young. Try to be grateful that your parents cherish you. Someday you will be married with a family of your own and wish your parents were as overbearing as they are now. Hang in there and try looking at it from their perspective, and try not to fight back to much they must really love and care for you to feel like you have no space or time alone, it takes a lot of effort on their part, lol. Some kids grow up with parents who could care less about what they do or say, your lucky. Take care

Because a involved parent usually is right there to be in there kids life(even if they complain on the outside while really wanting their parents in their space) to help teach/guide them through just about everything they are experiencing so they do not become misled or harm themself. In other words it is thier job to know what thier children are up to .not syaing to be hanging around their neck but to supervise/be a guardian of their most prized possession that they themself brought into the world.then it mite alos help if the kids,parents actually talked about them growing up/allowing them some room to grow at arms length/cell phone tracking/gps/lojack . : )

There could be a number of reason. It could be that there parents before did the same thing

They do give you space ,you go to school don't you,you eat supper at your parents house you got a bed to sleep on ect.ect.ect endless, you must be a brat, your parents don't want you to make horrible choices ,cause what you do now will affect your future your lively hood your friends and what you are doing,,,,,, you got to remember your parents were kids your age too and they know what to exspect so all and all they love you

Because of their bigger experiences in life

Coz they can't trust them not to mess up

Because they still think we are little and depend on them

Because they have nothing better to do than to bother their own adolescents.

- they are afraid of their kids getting hurt
- they forgot what is it like to be a teen

They don't want to lose their children and they think they are doing the right thing

I don't think all parents are like that. My parents tried their hardest to be understanding, but it really didn't help. They were no help with the problems I had - bullying at school - even though they loved me very much.

Parents will be parents. They worry, they yell, they're unfair. As much as I hate saying this and admitting it. They think it's good for you and it probably is. Just breathe, listen to some music scream into your pillow a bit.

My dear don't blame them they want to know what is going on in their kids life

The problem is that they DO understand, They have been there and know what it's all about.  Pity that kids "think" they know it all, too.  One day it will be your worry, with your kids and you may remember asking this question and feel rather silly.

They think that those incidents which they faced, must not be in their children and they got a lot of expirence from the life