How do you get a defiant teenager to listen?
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How do you get a defiant teenager to listen?
Today’s blog offers 10 strategies for the weary parent to handle a defiant teenager:
- Tie Privileges to Good Behavior.
- Avoid Repetition.
- Enforce Consequences.
- Have a Plan.
- Praise Good Behavior.
- Teach Problem Solving.
- Focus on One Behavior.
- Pick your Battles.
What do I do when my teenager is out of control?
8 Ways to Manage Acting-Out Kids
- Stop Blaming Yourself for Your Child’s Behavior. I tell parents who blame themselves to cut it out.
- Don’t Get Sucked Into Arguments.
- Use “Pull-ups”
- Don’t Personalize Your Child’s Behavior.
- Run Your Home Based on Your Belief System.
- Be a Role Model.
- Try Not to Overreact.
- Don’t Tolerate Abuse and Illegal Behavior.
How do you motivate an intelligent but unmotivated teenager?
Motivating the Unmotivated Child
- Lack of Motivation is a Form of Resistance.
- All Kids are Motivated by Something.
- Kids Resist Because They Lack Problem-Solving Skills.
- Don’t Argue or Fight With Your Child About Motivation.
- Be Clear, Calm, and Give Consequences for Your Child’s Behavior.
- Give Effective Consequences.
How do you motivate a teenager that doesn’t care?
- Identify What You Can Use for Rewards and Incentives.
- Take the Electronics Out of His Room.
- Make Your Child Earn Privileges.
- Talk about What Your Child Wants.
- Don’t Shout or Argue.
- Tell Your Child That What She Does Matters to You.
- Don’t Do Your Child’s Work.
- Coach Your Child.
What chores should a 15 year old do?
Household Chores Appropriate for Adolescents of Any Age
- Putting away their belongings.
- Doing the laundry.
- Folding and putting away clean clothes.
- Vacuuming, sweeping, dusting.
- Setting the table.
- Clearing the table.
- Washing and putting away the dishes.
- Feeding, walking family pets; cleaning birdcages and litter boxes.
