Parenting Todays Teens Radio
  • Parent Follow Through (7-25-2011)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Parents seem to have the most problem in the area of follow-through when their teenager breaks the rules.

    It’s not enough to just set up rules and boundaries with your teen, and establish consequences for various violations.  It is imperative that you also follow through.

    Follow-through takes time and effort.  And it can be uncomfortable.  So, either out of time constraints or fear that our kids won’t like us if we punish them, we sometimes let them off the hook.  But that undermines everything we are trying to accomplish.

    In Texas terms, I urge you to “stick to your guns.” If you fail to follow through, the only lesson they will learn is that your rules can be easily broken.


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