𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗥, 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘
1. Maintain Your Focus on the Goal What is your objective? What is the most important piece of information you want to convey to your child? Declare your information clearly and don't let your child lead you astray. 2. Try not to take it personally. Remember that when your child ignores you, yells at you, or pretends not to hear, he is trying to feel more powerful in this situation. Remind yourself that a power struggle or screaming match will only exacerbate the situation. Keep your cool, even if you're annoyed. If he tries to entice you, turn around and leave. You are not required to attend every fight to which you are invited. 3. Don't Argue About Your Rules If your teen throws a zinger at you to start an argument, keep the conversation on your expectations, not your teen's ideas about fairness. The truth is that arguing about your rules with your teen leads him to believe that the rules are malleable. Stick to the facts instead: "I know you disagree with th...