“Where are your manners?!”

Since when does your teen think it’s ok to speak to you so disrespectfully, be demanding, rude or even mean? Oh, hell no, not in your house! The spicy back talk years are one of the hardest stages of raising a teen. This human you’ve sacrificed so much for is intentionally trying to hurt you. […]

My teen doesn’t respect my boundaries or care about consequences

One of the biggest frustrations I hear from parents is, “my teen doesn’t respect my boundaries”, or “I tried setting boundaries, but it didn’t work”. That frustration leads to the next one – “I tried setting consequences, but my teen keeps (fill in the blank)”, “my teen doesn’t care about consequences so now what do […]

Why is your teenager so mean? 

Every day I read posts on social media like these: “My teenager called me a B*tch today because I wouldn’t drive her and her friends to the mall.” “My teen just told me to shut up because I asked him to pick up his laundry.” “My teen told me to F Off. I never thought […]