To Deal With A Teen With Attitude

As the school year starts, many parents start dreading each interaction with their teen,knowing the stone wall of denial, entitlement and apathy will be the omnipresent struggle, which they'll face with the teen, daily.In order to feel effective and empowered as a parent, we need to ignore the attitude and focus on the behavior.


Instructions

Step1

No amount of reality-based conversation will convince your teen that you are right and he'll change his attitude. You simply need to focus on the behavior

Step2

Clearly state the RULES to be followed and EXPECTATIONS you have of him or her: example, "you don't have to like a English assignment, but it needs to be completed."

Step3

Clearly state the CONSEQUENCES of if they can't figure out a way to comply with the rules and expectations. example "While you're living here, you'll follow our rules. And, in this instance that means doing your homework and getting decent grades, or there will be consequences." The consequence should be reasonable. Poor grades might call for suspension of the privilege to drive the family car.

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