| If you have to deal with an out of control teenager, | | | | and you have to impose the same punishment on |
| there are a few effective strategies that you can use. | | | | everyone. Make sure you take consistent action for |
| Although you may not be able to completely eradicate | | | | each violation. If you punish your teenagers on one day |
| your teenager’s issue, the situation can definitely be | | | | but not on the other for the same mistake, you will |
| much better than now. | | | | confuse them. If lying deserves grounding for TV for 2 |
| As parents, you always tell your teenagers what to | | | | days, it doesn’t matter what your teenagers lie |
| do. How often do you spend time listening to them? | | | | about. Similar action must be taken for all cases on |
| Do you know what they want? What kind of | | | | everyone. You can earn a lot of respect and credibility |
| difficulties are they facing everyday? If you do not put | | | | from your children if you act fairly and consistently. |
| in efforts to hear them out but just try to manipulate | | | | This includes your out of control teenager. |
| your teens and impose boundaries according to your | | | | Expectations should be set according to your |
| wish, your teenagers will break all the rules you set. | | | | child’s age and capability. Can you allow your |
| They may even behave hostilely towards you. | | | | teenager clear her room once a week over the |
| One important thing that all parents should do is to | | | | weekend because she has school works to handle |
| spend enough time communicating with their children | | | | during school days? Is it really so important for her to |
| and give them opportunity to speak out. You need to | | | | carry out daily chores on a designated time? By |
| pay attention to what they say and take appropriate | | | | compromising certain rules with your teenager, you |
| improvement actions. Only if you help your teenagers | | | | make her feels that you are a reasonable parent, and |
| addressing their problems, you can gain trust and | | | | you are not a commander of an army camp. If your |
| respect from them. Through 2-way communication | | | | child thinks that you are reasonable and approachable, |
| you can make your teenagers understand why you | | | | it is much easier for her to accept limits and rules. |
| want them to follow specific rules, and you can let | | | | (Copyright Steve Wong) - If you need more ideas to |
| them know the consequences when those rules are | | | | combat the errant behaviors of your out of control |
| broken. | | | | teenager, you can read more helpful strategies on |
| If you have a few children, always treat everyone the | | | | parenting teenagers here. |
| same. Certain behavior will result in certain punishment, | | | | |