I would be overjoyed if those were the only problems I had with my kids. I would not revoke all priviledges maybe one or two of them and just talk with em and explain the importance and so forth. If that doesn't work beat the crap out em.Need input from parents of teenagers?
Comparison isn't productive. It doesn't address HER issue. AND, beating a child? Wow, shame on you for thinking it!!!
We've been taking her cell phone until she finishes her work. She gets it back each day when she has finished her schoolwork. Now she's doing her work and doing it well.
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One of my kids is currently on what we dubbed ';bread and water'; because of a bad grade on his report card. No, not really bread and water but a revocation of all 'teenage' privileges.
He gets his cell phone only if he has an after school rehearsal.
No friends can come over.
He leaves the house only for school, church, and family activities.
He gets no computer or video game time.
He can only watch tv when the rest of the family is watching something and he has no input into what we choose to watch.
In two weeks he was able to bring his 54 average up to a 91. He has to keep it there for the rest of the school year.
To be fair, warn your child that his/her grades need to be at a certain level by a certain date or he/she will be busted. If he/she does not bring the grades up/turn in all assignments, then by all means, revoke all privileges.
as a current teenager.. all privileges taken away is harsh, but not too harsh if it's a serious problem. just remember that it probably won't take less than a month for his/her grades to improve significantly, and that's a long time to lose any privileges you have.
you can also revoke their drivers license at the secretary of state at any time if needed (obviously, only if they're under 18) (:
I'm 13 but I've never gotten lower than an A and I'm very responsible and on sports teams etc. My sis is the opposite and I'll tell you how my mom deals with it.
Take the things that your kid does instead of hw away for about 2 weeks and make sure he/she does the hw on the dining room table or someplace away from modern day temptations. Scan through the hw and slowly give privileges back but he/she can't be for example on the computer any long than x amount of time.
Your kids gunna hate me for this but I hope you'll try it because I hate to see a friend of mine waste their education despite my best efforts to make it otherwise. %26gt;%26lt;
I'm a teenager.I am not turning in some of my assignments. I got my internet, phone, and ipod taken away all at once. I've been kind of depressed lately and i just haven't felt like doing the work but i don't feel like i can talk to my parents about it so i just kinda mope around. So maybe you should observe you child behavior to see if you notice anything. I hope this helps. (:
no way is that harsh. i finished school last year and got a c average. i now wish my parents were more strict with me. your kid will thankyou in the end.
if you find punishment to harsh than try bribery. in 8th grade my parents made a deal with me. if i could get A's for every class for a hole year they would give me 100 bucks or if i got nothing lower than a B they would give me 50 bucks.
good luck.
I think you need to talk to your kid...If they just suddenly stopped, there's a good chance that something is going on in his/her life...Maybe your kid is depressed, being bullied, or something else...
Taking away privileges only frustrates people and makes them want to rebel more...People don't talk to each other enough, and they don't try to look at things from the other person's perspective...
My daughter is only 2, but, I asked my mom and she would take all privileges away. Grades come first. Her children (including me): 27, 16, 15, 13, 13 (one foster child-same rules apply to her as well)
Yes. taking away priviledges is taking away the rewars for doing good. If they aren't doing good then they shouldn't be rewarded.
Not harsh at all.
limit their privilages to a very small amount of time.
i prefer a carrot rather than a whip
Choiboi (1:01)
they are a teenager ...let them have there freedom...give then a warning first
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