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  • Not Allowing Disrespect (8-14-2009)

     

    SCRIPT:

    When disrespectful conflict emerges in your relationship with your teen, it’s time to make sure everyone understands the rules for fighting fairly.

    An important message for a teen who made a habit of disrespectful arguing is this: ‘Honey, we love you, and that will never change, but we’re not going to allow you to talk that way to us anymore. We understand your need to argue your point, but there is a better way to argue. So from now on, disrespectful words or actions will only serve to get you the opposite of what you wanted, and consequences to boot.”

    Respect is extremely important to your ability to communicate and maintain a relationship with your teen, so make the consequences for disrespect cause them to think twice before they speak.


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