Post tagged with struggling teens

  • The Obnoxious Child: When an "Audience" Makes Behavior Worse

    December 01st, 201003:06 PM ET
    By Empowering Parents
    Does your child’s behavior become more obnoxious, demanding and “smart-alecky” when he has an audience? Some kids just seem to “step up the show” as soon as their friends come over. You’ll see this happening with both kids who are occasionally out of line, and those who are obnoxious chronically. Chronically obnoxious kids often have a...

  • CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO PARENTING TEENS

    August 09th, 201001:16 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    When I recently asked 3,000 parents what they would change if they could start over again in their parenting, the number one response was, “I’d be more consistent.” I suppose these parents now realize that their inconsistency led their teen and their family to a place they really didn’t want to go. Whether rooted in misplaced love, or fro...

  • Never Give Up Parenting a Difficult Teen

    October 23rd, 200912:33 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    If you're dealing with a wayward teen, you know how relationally fatigued, emotionally beaten up, and personally worn down you can get. In fact, you may right now be thinking, "I've been pushing against this wall forever...I just can't do it anymore."  But let me encourage you to never give up...keep parenting, even when the going wi...
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