How to Manage Acting-out Kids – by James Lehman, MSW
Posted by Kagisho in Transform Your MindMar 30th, 2010 | no responsesI think it’s important for parents of acting-out teens to ask themselves this question: If your teenager is abusing you verbally, calling you disgusting names and punching holes in the walls, what kind of husband or father do you think he’s going to make? Unless something dramatic happens, people stay on the course of the lives they set in motion in childhood and adolescence. And if the course of your child’s life is petty criminal behavior (starting with stealing from you), using drugs and alcohol, and intimidating everybody at home, know that this is not going to change on its own. Make no mistake, this is not a phase–rather, it’s a sign that your child is developing unhealthy behaviors that may stay with him his entire life.
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