Consequences for 17 year old

Hello, I just finished reading your book and I have some questions about consequences. I haven't implemented anything yet, I'm still trying to digest everything 🙂

My son is 17. The issues we struggle with are him wanting to see his girlfriend when he's not allowed, wanting to work past the time limit we've set for him, using his electronics when he should be doing something else, and general disrespect. I believe most things we struggle with would be categorized as not accepting a no-answer.

My question is, should we be using chores and major maintenances as consequences for all these behaviors? My husband is concerned that we don't have enough chores for him to do around the house and is thinking that just doing chores is not a severe enough punishment.

Currently, the consequences we have set up are more tied to the behavior. For example, he goes out with his girlfriend when he's not allowed, he loses the privilege of seeing her for a week. He lies about where he was, he loses the privilege of going out for a few days. That kind of thing.

Any insights are greatly appreciated.

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