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Teen Behavior Problems Help for Parents: What to Do First When Your Teen Is Defiant, Angry, or Shut Down Jun 25, 2026

Help with teen behavior problems can be one of the hardest things to find as  a parent. When your teen is acting defiant, angry, disrespectful, shut down, or unmotivated, the first step is not to react harder. The first step is to slow the pattern down.

Teen behavior problems often signal something...

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When Consequences Stop Working With Your Teen: What Parents Can Do Instead Jun 11, 2026

Parents often come to me and say something like:

“I took away the phone and they didn’t care.”

“I grounded them and nothing changed.”

“They just say ‘whatever’ and walk away.”

Teen attitude problems like this are one of the most frustrating parts of parenting tweens and teens. You are trying to ...

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Teen Anger Issues: What Parents Can Do When Their Teen Explodes Jun 02, 2026

Teen anger issues are often not just about disrespect or defiance. One important piece of parenting tweens advice that I love to share is that anger is usually a signal that a teen is overwhelmed, embarrassed, anxious, tired, frustrated, or struggling to communicate what is really going on underneat...

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