Help with Troublesome Teens

By ITS Education Asia

This article in the SCMP offers some practical suggestions about dealing with difficult or troublesome teens. The advice offered is broken into three main parts:

• Help with decision-making - Help teens make decisions and explain why something may not be in their best interest. Be a non-judgmental source of advice and encourage your child to share with you, talking through options.
• Natural consequences work best - When possible, let natural consequences help your teen learn his or her lesson. 
• Stay calm, if humanly possible - Take deep breaths, remind yourself that anger is not going to help anything.