Posts Tagged ‘Teen Boundaries’
4 Steps to De-Escalate Your Teen and Stop the Screaming Matches
“You’re not being fair!” “Just DO IT!” “I’m not a child anymore. Stop telling me what to do!” “If you’d act like an adult, I wouldn’t have to tell you what to do!” “Just leave me ALONE!!” The words are followed by a door slamming. — Sounds familiar? Do your “conversations” with your teenager all…
Read MoreYour Teen And Drugs – The Best Strategies for a Successful Discussion
In today’s world, the pressure of raising children can be pretty severe. Unfortunately, drugs are a part of that stressful environment. Talking with your teen about drugs isn’t any easier than talking to them about sex. But as a parent, you have the responsibility to educate them. A balanced approach is your best route. Don’t…
Read MoreWhy Pushing Teens to Succeed Can Push Them Over the Edge
Success. It’s a double-edged sword. On one side, it motivates you, drives you on, infuses you with confidence. But it has a darker side, too. One that can engulf you, drag you down, push you over the edge. If you decide to pursue success of your own free will, it’s your choice to expose yourself…
Read MoreThe Tween Years are Coming! How to Start Now to Build Trust Later!
At their worst, a tween can be a mix between a tantrum-prone toddler and an opinionated teen. Their mood can swing from one extreme to another. At times, they may be very tight-lipped and other times they back-talk you at every opportunity. There’s no doubt, parenting a tween can be a daunting and confusing task.…
Read MoreHow to Understand and Coach Your Unmotivated Teen Successfully
Do you worry about your teen’s lack of motivation? Does it make you beg, bribe, coax, nag, or push them to “motivate” action? Do you get so frustrated at times that you resort to yelling, screaming, or punishing? If you imagine that this will lead your teen to become self-motivated you’re fooling yourself. Your actions…
Read MoreAre You Enabling Your Teens Bad Behavior? 6 Important Reasons to Stop
Step back for a moment and observe your relationship with your teenager. Are you often taking over their responsibilities – their chores? Do you consistently give in to their whining or bad attitude? Or ignore their bad behavior altogether? Are you giving them money after they already spent all their allowance? Do you lie or…
Read More9 Signs of Permissive Parenting & How to Turn It Around
“My child just won’t take no for an answer!” It’s interesting that this comment actually tells more about the parent than about the child. Usually, children who won’t take no for an answer have no reason to believe it because their parents are too permissive – unable to really say “no” and mean it. How…
Read MoreChildren, Teens and Video Games – The Pro’s and Con’s
“Mom, just five more minutes! I have to finish this level!” is probably a plea you have heard if your teen or child plays video games. For those who love to play, video games are easily accessible and can be played on PC’s, consoles, or hand-held devices. Nowadays, with the advent of smart phones, one…
Read MoreHow to Discipline Your Preteen — Yes, It is Possible!
“If you don’t get that homework finished, you might as well forget about playing video games later.” To your surprise, the ‘magic’ formula of using consequences to discipline your child, the one that you’ve employed for years, suddenly doesn’t work on your 10 year-old son any more. All you receive in response to your warning…
Read MoreYour Child’s First Cell Phone: Rules and Responsibility
child’s first cell phoneSo, you doubt that your child… … would ever be texting all night long, sacrificing much needed sleep? … could be harassed by someone with ugly threats via text message? … would send a scantily clad photo of themselves to anyone? … could fall behind in school due to their texting…
Read MoreParenting Children: 5 Tips to Stop Enabling/5 Tips to Start Empowering
“Every evening my 5 year-old threw a fit when it was time to pick up her room. After a while, I couldn’t stand seeing her cry any more and I just started cleaning the room myself.” “It wasn’t unusual that my 11 year-old son would wait until the last minute to tell me he had…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Using Natural Consequences to Discipline Your Teen
Natural consequences are an effective disciplining tool with long-term benefits. They work specifically well for teenagers because they are at the age where their ability to reason is much more developed than that of a young child. Teens can see the direct outcome – positive or negative – of their choices or behavior and then…
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