Coping With Your Disrespectful Teen

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Coping With Your Disrespectful Teen

If you are the parent of a disrespectful teen ?and ‘disrespectful’ is putting it mildly ? the first thing that you need to know is you are not alone. As much as you think you have the most disrespectful teen alive, take comfort in the fact that there is probably one out there somewhere who is worse than yours. To help combat the rude behavior your disrespectful teen is exhibiting, as with any discipline, you must first set crystal clear expectations. There are some seemingly obvious behavioral expectations that all parents should have of their teens.

Respect Other People and Property

It sounds so simple, but if it were a natural behavior for a teen then we wouldn?t be here. Just as parents say that there isn?t a manual for raising kids, there is also not a manual for being a teenager. The way that you show a teen to respect other people and property is, of course, by example. It is important to model the behavior that we are asking of our teens. We need not provide excuses for disrespectful teen behavior but expectations of polite and respectful behavior.

Living up to ?Teen? Expectations

Parents and society make it easy to excuse a disrespectful teen?s behavior by chalking it up to ?just being a teenager.? That is the way teens are supposed to act. Right? We have all heard parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends talk about their teen years and all the crazy things they did. While the stories make for a great laugh, we might want to stop and think about the message that we are sending to our children. In a teenager’s mind, if mom or dad did it while they were teens, then it should be ok for them too!

Behavior Dictates Privileges

We have to teach our disrespectful teens that as teens and as adults there are privileges that are afforded to those that earn it through positive behavior. One example might be car insurance rates. As an adult, if you obey the traffic laws, then you pay a lower rate to insure your vehicle. If you choose to take the risk and speed or break other traffic laws and get a ticket, then the insurance company will increase your premium. Teens have to understand that there are rules and laws that we all have to respect. Showing other people and our parents respect is practice for the real world. It is essential to put these years in perspective for our disrespectful teens.

Results=Expectations and Expectations=Results

If disrespectful teens are taught the importance of respect from the beginning it will become second nature as they enter adulthood. Parents have to realize that the results will equal the expectations. If you expect your teen to portray the so-called teen image then that will be your result. Why not expect more? With the new generation of teens expecting so much in the way of privileges and material possessions why aren?t the parents of teens expecting more in the way of their behavior?

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Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today?s Teenager ? How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.

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