How do you handle this behavior when it happens with your teen? Share stories when you employed a useful way of handling your teen's back talk.
Parenting questions - How do you handle the stress of disciplining your teen?
Parenting questions - What do you do when your teen lies to you?
Being out at night with friends is important to a teen who is working on his identity and his social life. But, there has to be a time when he needs to come home. What is that time in your home? Is it different for school nights and weekends? Share how you handle curfews in your home.
Sometimes clear communication takes the written word. While, your teen may feel that a parenting contract isn't necessary, often many arguments and bad feelings could have been prevented if a parenting contract had been used. Check out this active discipline tool for parenting teens.
Learn how to use effective communication to enforce rules, limits and responsibilities in discipline with your teen.
Do you model good behavior? Learn why this is very important so you can avoid disciplining your teen.
Are your teens are holding the reins in your parent-child relationship or are you standing on firm ground with your discipline techniques? Find out here.
Article for parents of teens who are wondering about disciplining their teenager. Teens need discipline too.
Teenagers, even good teens, lie about things to parents for a couple of different reasons. Is your teen lying? Find out here.
FAQ for parents of teens on teen lying - What Do I do If My Teen Lies to Me?
Article for parents of teenagers: How to Be Sure Your Teen Isn’t Sneaking Out at Night
Article and resources for communicating with teens without using scare tactics.
What do you think of when you think of discipline? Is it about punishing a child to make her behave? Or is it about teaching proper behavior? Read all about it here.
An important communication skill to learn when you have to discipline a teenager.
A communication skill with examples. Often times we use door slammers when we discipline.
A discipline technique used when you make a mistake. This happens often in a normal family, so get this technique down.
Whats the difference? Is one better than the other?
Top 5 tips on setting the rules and establishing limits.
Read this article to see what values are and how they contribute to building a strong moral fiber – a chief component to success in life.
You can use role playing as a method of communication with your teenager. It's not hard to learn and will build confidence in your teen.
Myths about children's behavior make it easy to play the "blame game" instead of trying to help. Read about them here.
From About.com's Guide to Parenting of K-6 Children: Before you begin a new discipline technique for a child behavior problem, make sure you include these basic components. Then, begin a plan for changing your child's bad behavior.
Article from the About.com Guide to Parenting Special Needs Children: Information on how to perform an analysis of troubling behavior and change the environment to change the child.
From About.com's Guide to Stay-at-home Parents: I have a 6-year-old son who loves to play with some kids in the neighborhood. They all fight constantly and cannot agree on what to play, who is on what team, etc. and it drives me crazy!
Book review from About.com's Guide to Childcare: From its parent-friendly language and easy-to-read format to its endless practical advice and tips, this book is a "must read" for new and experienced parents alike.
From About.com's Fatherhood Guide: Is the behavior of your children in social settings embarrassing to you? Find out the best ways to teach them the whys and hows of well mannered and respectful behavior.
From About.com's Guide to Pediatrics: A screening quiz to see if you or someone you know is raising a spoiled brat.
From About.com's Guide to Parenting Babies and Toddlers: A daughter, now with a child of her own, tells a story about how she learned parenting skills and how to discipline from her own mother.
An article from About.com's Guide to Parenting Multiples: Are your multiples afflicted with Twin Escalation Syndrome? Though it's the children that exhibit the symptoms, it is the parents who suffer the effects. Find out what causes this condition and what families with multiples can do to reduce flare-ups.
