Nagging your teen, or reminding them over and over that if they don’t do something they will be grounded, usually does not work. While you should try to keep the link positive – for example, telling your teen that they have the opportunity each day to earn more privileges with good choices – these privileges should be taken away if your teen calls you names, refuses to comply with house rules, or engages in some other disrespectful behavior.įor some reason, it seems like most parents, at one point or another, resort to repeating themselves. Electronics, money, driving, and time with friends are all wonderful things that your teen may be allowed when they are behaving appropriately. What your teen might consider as necessities are really privileges that they should have to earn. Today’s blog offers 10 strategies for the weary parent to handle a defiant teenager: To keep the peace in your home, parents need a strategy to deal with a teen’s defiant behavior. But, just because it’s normal behavior, doesn’t make it acceptable. Unfortunately, in some teens, this process can cause them to act out in an angry, argumentative, spiteful, or rebellious manner. Youth are trying to figure out who they are, establish their independence, and express themselves.
Defying the wishes of their parents (or other authority figures) and testing limits is a normal part of growing up for teens. Adolescence can be a difficult phase in life to navigate.
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