How to Deal With ManipulativeTeenagers
Handling teenagers is definitely not easy as it seems to be. When your child the teenage phase, they get very tricky and manipulative. They start fighting with others, the chances of their argument with their parents increase considerably and they start lying to you, which in most cases is unacceptable by parents.
The worst thing they can do in the teenage with their parents is to manipulate them. This not only poses a bad impact on the relationship of parents but they do so in order to trick parents in getting what they want.
To achieve this, they often threat their parents or try to make them guilty. They often use obsequiousness to make you agree to their terms.
If you do not realise that your child is trying to manipulate you then you are in deep trouble. However, there are easy ways to notice and understand such things. Taking care of such situations with extreme care is important as it might put a wall between you and your child. To keep the relationship strong and healthy you must think of ways to make your child understand the need of how is he supposed to behave otherwise what impact would it have on his future life.
Instructions
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The most important thing is to handle your child when he tries to push you into something or might threaten you for that. For example, if you order him to come home early at night to have a healthy routine and he argues with you, here, you need to be careful as he will try to change the topic or keep complimenting you for things to get approval for coming home late night.
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You should be clear while talking to your child, leaving no ambiguity. If suitable, you should ask him ‘are you trying to threaten me’, as by asking this, you will let him know that his behaviour is unacceptable.
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You should not allow them to talk to you in a high pitch and if they do, do not forget to tell them to behave.
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If after an argument, he goes to his room and do not come out of it for a while, you should go and have a chat with him as this will make things smoother.
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You should share your concern with your spouse and decide the suitable ways to handle the manipulative behaviour of your child as this way, both of you will be at ease.
