Tips for parents: Disciplining teens

by Juliane Elliott

Teenagers. The very word makes a usually patient human being roll their eyes. The teen years can be compared to the "terrible two stage" of child development. As parents, we all remember the "terrible two stage." But noth...read more

by Kristin G

Teens are a tricky bunch! Limits and structure are still important for their safety and a parent's sanity! After giving my oldest son "enough rope to hang himself", we had to rethink our discipline approach! We now have...read more

by Maria Monina Castro

The teenage years are the most thrilling phase of every individuals life. It is in these years that one experiences the feeling of being torn between the idea that one is no longer a kid and asked to act as a grown up and ...read more

by Donnie Darco

Disciplining teens is not and i'll say it again IS NOT the easiest thing to do. First thing parents should try to understand is that the things we know and feel are really from the experiences that we have been through mor...read more

by Ingrid Martinez

A lot of people don't believe that teens actually want their parents to guide them, discipline them and maybe even smother them a bit. Children understand instinctually that parenting is equal to educating and therefore, l...read more

by Gypsy LeRey

Sometimes the best tip for dealing with teens is communication rather than discipline. If you're hoping to encourage an attitude adjustment, never engage in a power struggle with a "difficult" child! We all need to fee...read more

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by Ann Somerville

In this day and age I think it is very important that our teenage children have rules that they need to follow. However, there should not be a rule about every single aspect of their lives, they need to be allowed to make ...read more

by Sharlene Humm

Probably one of the worst things that can happen to a parent is when there child runs away. I found it amazing how quickly community and law enforcement immediately believes that the parent is the cause of the child takin...read more

by Michelle Arthurs

My daughter is only ten months old, and already I am trying to find out as much as I can about teenage discipline. What kind of discipline will I use? How will I keep the lines of communication open? How can I be fair but ...read more

by Melvin Richardson

When parents discipline children they should make sure they know what they are trying to accomplish and why they imposed the disciplinary method they chose. Sometimes we as parents have a tendency to impose a disciplinary...read more

by Abner Perez

I am going to start with a question for all of the readers. Why is it that in todays society we are seeing more violence, specially in teens and young people? A lot of people blame a lot of different things or have differ...read more

by Denise Cruz

Teens can be a handful, actually they ARE a handful, whether you've got the puck rocker or the prom queen sitting in your living room, one way or another, they're some kind of trouble. Dont go thinking that your child is ...read more

by Tracy Forsyth-Lundy

As a Mother of 2 teenage boys, let me share with you what I have found works like a charm! Grounding will only work if they have a social life to go out of the house to - otherwise it really is pointless. My oldest Son...read more

by steven

I have had 10 children and 5 of them were teenagers at the same time at one point. I discovered that most of the parenting books were wrong. sure corporal punishment works as a young child. but how are you supposed to bend...read more

by A.Ciara

I've been working on a term paper for one of my classes for school, Child Abuse & Neglect. The topic I have chosen for this particular paper is corporal punishment. There has been much debate over the use of corporal punis...read more

by Spring Crane

You may be wondering why the violence has increased, why the respect has diminished and what can be done with teens today. It starts at home. Disciplining teens is not as easy as time out or a little spanking. Disciplini...read more

by Tonya Miller

We have all heard the phrase, "Choose your battles wisely". It seems that this phrase was specifically written to help those raising a teenager. This age is not only difficult for the child, but also for the parent. The...read more

by Dorothy Kidd

My 13 year old daughter thinks money should be handed to her when ever she wants it. She has grandfather who gets her what ever she wants and even gives her money. I am very poor right now. I can't give her what she wan...read more

by Sandra Amey-Martin

what is it with parents today! what i am having trouble with is the idea that i should be friends with my children, now don't get me wrong i love my 2 nearly teenagers but i have nothing in common with them, i wouldn't s...read more

by Danielle Cabral

Teenagers are usually hard to deal with, specially when they grow freely.... doing and worse, having whatever they wish. Parents must be cool, but with moderation. Love your son or daughter more than anything, even when ...read more