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  • Teen Discipline (7-20-2011)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Many parents aren’t disciplining their children effectively because they focus only on half of the discipline.

    Discipline works best when it is focused on the desired result, not just expecting the punishment to do the teaching. Simply put, discipline should be designed to take your child from where he is to where he wants to be, and keep  him from going to a place where he doesn’t want to end up.

    So, grounding a misbehaving teen is only half of the equation. Use it as an opportunity to spend time with him, discussing the misbehavior and why it needs to stop.  Build your relationship and reinforce your rules, rather than leaving him alone to stew about your punishment.


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