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  • Teen Discipline From Other Authorities (8-4-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Sometimes a parent needs to allow other authorities into their teenager’s life to do the disciplining.

    When a teenager doesn’t follow the rules, sooner or later they’ll run into conflicts with other authorities. That’s when a parent should welcome that help.

    Other authorities can offer a valuable learning experience for your teen, but only if you don’t interfere. It’s natural to want to jump in and rescue your teen, but doing so often emboldens more misbehavior. After all, mom and dad came to the rescue the first time!

    And don’t think that getting them off the hook will improve your relationship. Their appreciation will quickly dwindle and things will grow even worse when they don’t learn their lesson the first time.


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