Navigating teenagers are so hard. My son is 15 and 1/2. He actually takes really great care of himself and his personal belongings. My problem is he seems to not respect our house or my wishes for the house. He cuts off little pieces of his hair to get it to look how he wants and theyre all over the bathroom. Constantly wearing his shoes in the house when no one else is allowed to. Little things like this over and over again that I have told him please don’t do that at least 100 times. I feel like all I’m doing is punishing and at this point it feels like nothing I do will work. I also feel like I’m treating him like a child when I should be treating him like a young man, but he’s not acting like a young man! Any advice welcome
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Take away phone and game system. Who’s the mom?
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If I didn’t abide by my mama’s rules I had to get out. She didn’t play with any of what she said she meant and only had to say it once and we dared defying her. She still has my respect and she’s no longer here. If he doesn’t take his shoes off put em outside and make him do it.
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He doesn’t think it’s a big deal … sit him down and explain to him how hard it is on you to clean up after him all the time and how it’s making you feel …
alternatively get his father to talk to him about respect and what it means
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I had my son start counseling because teenage hormones are all over the place and I didn’t want to start beating him🤣
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You are the parent, put your foot down and not let him do what he wants when he wants.