Disciplining Teens

Do you know what to do to keep your teenager safe? The answers to this quiz may surprise you. ...

Are you too tough or too easy on your child? Take our quiz and find out your discipline style. ...

A 13-year-old wants to get a belly button piercing, but you can say "no" to a tween without having reasons to back you up. ...

Punishing and Grounding Your Teen Daughter You probably won't know it by looking at her, but your daughter is afraid of confrontation and punishment. Nonetheless, there are times when her misbehavior must be accounted for and punishment must be...

Your Teen Daughter: Is More Discipline the Answer? It is true that children of all ages need some parental control and discipline. The quality just may be more important than the quantity. Learn to use authoritative, not authoritarian, control ...

When a teen runs afoul of the law, it's important to let him know that you will support him in all except behavior that endangers him or the family. ...

A desperate mother complains that her daughter is turning the house into a garbage dump. ...

When it comes to screen time and kids, it isn't all bad news. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines on how to make screen time healthy and educational.

Parents often require help in setting boundaries and consequences for out-of-control children. ...

Boot camps and military schools would only make the situation worse and do nothing to address the core issue. ...

Grounding, no matter how long, is usually not very effective and is sometimes very hard to enforce. ...

Should a mother give in and let her child have access to what she feels is inappropriate music for him? ...

A 13-year-old wants to get a belly button piercing, but you can say "no" to a tween without having reasons to back you up. ...

Many approaches can work with a teen who's out of control, but they all take time -- so you have to be in this for the long haul. ...

A seventh-grader who has already been suspended several times, and is showing such a temper, is in desperate need of some tough love. ...

Does a parent need to develop detailed binding contracts when a child turns 18? ...

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Parenting isn't a popularity contest and we should expect some disagreement, anger, and resentment from our maturing, independent-minded teens. ...