What to do with a defiant teenager
Adolescence is a fairly intense stage at an educational level for both parents and children.
When it comes to educating age is very important, it is not the same to discipline a challenging child as a teenager, but in both cases, discipline and consistency are the keys. When you have a challenging teenager, patience is essential to be able to deal with the most tense situations.
The adolescence is a very intense stage education for both parents and children. Parents enjoy that their children are not so dependent on them but they would like them to be more responsible and respectful. At times, teens can exhibit challenging behavior and parents will need to know how to deal with it. For the relationship to be strengthened, you must have clear limits and know how to act at all times.
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LEAD BY EXAMPLE
Above all, you will have to lead by example and not show challenging attitudes towards your children, it is very important that you show them the same respect that you want to receive from them. You will have to show the behavior that you want to see in your teenage son. If you want your child to speak to you with respect, you will need to speak to him in an appropriate tone.
Your example will have to be loaded with love and good intentions . Forget bad manners, yelling, or violent behavior (even if it’s subtle). Remember that what your child sees in you will be how his personality develops.
WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T
In order to know exactly what behaviors you want to address with your children, you will have to do a reflection exercise. Take a paper and a pen and draw a line in the middle, then on the left side write the behaviors that do not work and on the right side what you think should be done to make their behavior work better .
If you don’t want your teenager to swear when he is angry , you will need to talk to him about what happens when he has the emotion of anger and find a solution to it. This does not mean that you should do everything he wants to be well, far from it, if not, it means setting clear limits so that he accepts where everyone wins in some way.
SHOW INTEREST IN YOUR TEENAGER
It is important that you show interest in your teenager to strengthen the relationship. Although your teenager may seem difficult, now is when he needs you the most (even if he denies it most of the time). Ask your child if you can sit in his bedroom and spend some time with him while you talk to him about what interests him.
Teens who feel respected, loved, and understood will be more likely to respond appropriately to parental guidance . Your teens’ challenges can be teaching opportunities rather than punishing situations. If your child does not want to do his homework, it may be an opportunity to do it together with him and explain the benefits it has.
COMMUNICATE CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Your adolescent children should know what is expected of them at all times and for this, it is necessary that you make them clear what the limits of the home are and thus, they can make good choices. If your teenager gets angry and slams the door, you can be right and tell him that he has the option of talking to you or going to his bedroom by closing the door softly, but that under no circumstances is it accepted or tolerable to slam the door.
Limits don’t have to be rigid, but they do have to be constant . You need to cultivate an awareness of choice in your child so that he knows that he always has options and that it is his decision to make the right choice.
TEACH ALTERNATIVES
If your child chooses to be defiant and have a bad attitude , allow it to be a way of approaching the situation, even if he later has to face the consequences of his actions. When things get very tense it will be important to stop, breathe, and start over. Speak from the heart and respect about feelings and solutions.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.