Teens & Discipline

How to Encourage Teens to Clean Their Rooms

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Quit nagging and get better results through encouragement and motivation... more »

How to Find a Runaway Teen

By Kat Yares

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The teenage years can be a crazy time for both the teen and the parent. Often arguments over things as simple as clothing or friends can cause your child to think that things could be better if he or she didn’t have to listen to you. So they ... more »

How to Help your Get Your Teen to Dress Modestly

By AHermitt

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Now that your teen is able to wear adult clothing, you may be finding that she is dressing too adult like. Chances are you would prefer to see your teen daughter dress more modestly... more »

How to Help Your Tweens Organize Their Bedrooms

By AHermitt

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Chances are that your tween's bedroom is a complete disaster, or at least consistently messy. The reason kids of this age tend to have messy bedrooms is that they have not gotten the hang of organizing their things yet. You may still need to ... more »

How to Keep Teens Involved With the Family

By mollyhcarter

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Parents of teenagers commonly gripe that they have nothing in common with their children, or that their children don’t want to be involved with the family. Teens are often consumed with life, school, dating and friendships. Here are some ... more »

How to Manage a Child’s Video Game Time

By tkfinley

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Video games are proven ways children can develop puzzle-solving skills, analytical thinking, deductive reasoning and hand-eye coordination. But your child spends too much time playing games. You don’t want to keep your child from playing video ... more »

How to Raise A Girl Into A Woman--Part Nine

By AngelBean

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Comparing your child’s development stage to high end merchandise is just another way to drive your point home about the type of woman you want her to be. A child as young as 12 years of age knows that there is a difference between a Prada handbag ... more »

How to Raise Children

By Bethchapman

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Raising children is no easy task. It is something they don't teach us in school. Here are some tips that may be useful... more »

How to Stop Trying to Control a Teenager

By eHow Parenting Editor

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When you try to exercise parental control over a teenager, you can't win, because the goal is to help your teen become a self-directed, productive adult--not a passive, subservient one. A teen who feels controlled becomes angry or depressed, ... more »

How to Talk To A Teenager

By baseballman911

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As A Teenager I Will Show You Step By Step Guidelines On How To Talk To A Teenager... more »

How to Teach Teenagers Manners

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Good manners aren't natural and have to be taught. In today's society, you see disrespectful acts on television, in movies and in your everyday life. That's why it's so easy for a teenager to get caught in the trap of rudeness. But it's not too ... more »

How to Teach Your Teen Anger Management as a Single Parent

By RosemaryCarr

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Teaching a teen anything as a single parent can be twice as hard as having a spouse to assist you. Medications and counseling do not always show your teen practical ways to control their anger. However, if your teen is an animal lover, and ... more »

How to Assign Household Chores

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Running a household efficiently is one of the most difficult tasks there is. Here are some ways to make it a little bit easier... more »

How to deal with an Aspergers Syndrome child's obsessions & rituals

By Karen Cotton

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Rituals and obsessions are one of the hallmarks of Aspergers Syndrome and other Autistic Spectrum Disorders. In order to cope with the anxieties and stresses about the chaotic world around them, children often obsess and ritualise their ... more »

How to discipline your difficult child A(without spanking)

By Marythemom

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Have you tried tons of discipline methods, only to find that they don't work on your child or stop working after a few weeks? This series of articles will help you discipline your difficult child(ren) without spanking or spoiling. Works with ... more »

How to Set Rules for Teens When Working From Home

By Rebecca Mazin Mazin

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Working from home can be a wonderful experience. If you are self employed or work for a company this arrangement can energize a career. With teens in the family working from home can be a delicate balancing act between meeting their needs and ... more »

How to Teach your kids to do their own laundry. Do less laundry yourself.

By JDominick

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You can do less laundry. If you have one child or six, you know how quickly laundry can pile up. You already have enough to worry about, let them wash their own clothes. Here are some tips to smooth the transition from "MOM! I need some ... more »

How to Give Your Teen an Allowance

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Teen allowances are complicated by part-time jobs, homework and after-school activities. Find the right balance for your teen... more »

How to Keep Teens Safe at School and in the Community

By sbouie

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Youth violence continues to escalate around the world. There are random shootings, bullying and beatings by other youth, some shown on online websites. There is a way to keep your teen safe in school and in the community. Parents must take the ... more »

How to Deal with a Son's Promiscuous Girlfriend

By Sharon Potter-Case

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As a Mother of (2) grown sons and the Grandmother of 3 teenage Grandsons I hope my methods will work for you as well as they worked for me... more »

How to Monitor a Teen’s Cell Phone Use

By Carol Tilley-Williams

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Trust between parents and teenagers is a delicate balancing act. They want freedom; parents want safety. With cell phones now offering Internet access, text messaging and email in addition to acutal phone use, teens have even more options to ... more »

How to Discipline an Adolescent

By Clarissa Steffen, Ed.D.

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Adolescence is a time of exploration and of defining one's identity. Adolescents today are faced with an array of challenges and stressors. The pace at which we live our lives, the urgency within them to become adults, and the expectations they ... more »

How to Handle a Tween with an Attitude

By brteyes

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How to handle a twelve year old girl when an attitude pops up... more »

How to Know If Your Kid's a Shoplifter

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Shoplifting is the theft of merchandise from a retail store, and it is common practice among kids. Surveys report that 1 in every 4 young people admits to having shoplifted. Many parents do not know their child is involved in shoplifting until he ... more »

How to Pick a Boot Camp for Teens

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Sometimes teens need to attend boot camp to get back on track if they are having problems at home, such as inappropriate behavior, acting out in unhealthy ways, getting in trouble with the law or abusing drugs or alcohol. Boot camp can often help ... more »

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