If you've lost control of your household because of your out of control teenagers, it's time to take action. However, the action you need to take is probably a lot different that you might think. Read on to see how the author found a wonderful way to get peace and harmony back into his families' life.
Are your out of control teenagers so unruly that you just have no energy for anything else? Do you also work, and therefore, have even less time and energy to deal with them? Well, it's time to make some changes.
Maybe you've already tried everything you know how to do. Maybe, lately, you've been so frustrated with things that you've all but given up. If this is true, then it means that they have won, and are now calling the shots. Would you like to gain back the control over the decisions that are being made in regards to them?
Well, there are a few things that will have to take place in order to start the process of getting things back to normal.
1. First of all, you are going to have to truly admit that the things you've been doing haven't been working. This may be a blow to your ego, but it's the only way to really affect any significant changes.
2. Next, you will have to seek some help from some outside source that has experience with this, and a proven track record of success. Perhaps that's why you're reading this very article.
3. Once you have some concrete ideas about things you are going to do, you need to implement them immediately, and be very persistent and consistent with them over time. A complete change will not happen over night. However, as the days, weeks, and months go by, you will see a substantial change in the behaviors of your children.
So, if you're willing, then the only question to ask now is, where do I start? Well, there are at least a few methods that will work, and as long as you're totally committed to one, you should have success. It would just be a matter of you choosing what works best for you.
I can tell you that many people have had success with things such as the better behavior wheel, while others have had success with, believe it or not, the dream child method. This is done through offering hypnotic type suggestions to your children while they sleep. I personally never tried this, however, I would have if I needed to. I've personally known people that used the wheel method which is an ingenious way of making sort of a game out of giving kids punishments for a predetermined list of offenses. This probably would work best with preteens and early teens.
The method that I employ, and have been a long time spokesman for, is what I like to call, the love will conquer all technique. It's been proven time and time again that the best way to deal with your children is to not punish and discipline them for not doing what you wanted them to do. Kids respond so much better to unconditional love and understanding. They will respond so much better to you if they don't see you as the police.
Would you like to learn how to employ these kinder, gentler methods of dealing with your children. If you are at your wits end like I talked about at the beginning of this article, then, you should be willing to try just about anything. Wouldn't it make sense that, if you wanted your household to have peace, quiet, and serenity, that you give that out? You may think you have to come down on your kids like a hammer, but I ask you, has that been working for you?
Do you want your children to grow up being at peace with themselves? Do you want your kids to know and believe that when you don't want them to do something, it's because you love them, and you are really protecting them? Isn't that what you really are trying to do anyway? Why not develop an atmosphere where your child will not be at odds with you, and will be able to really know and feel how much you love them, with each and every action. Click on these next words, out of control teenagers, to change your life today. You will not regret it!
If you'd like some information about the other methods discussed, you can go to my profile page here, and get my e-mail address. I'd love to help you any way that I can. No matter what you decide to do, as long as you are consistent and persistent, you can make some significant changes in the way things are going in your household.
Some other helpful links:
Parent Effectiveness Training!
Positive Parenting Tips For U!
Forms of Child Discipline!
Defiant Children!
Good luck!
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