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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 70926" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Hi Nate,</p><p></p><p>I have the same question whether he has always been this way or this just started recently. </p><p></p><p>I have a teen who is/was very defiant also but she was born that way and her defiance began when she was very young. It took a lot of tough love to get the kind of improvement we now have, although she will never beone to follow rules. I think she believes rules are not meant for her. </p><p></p><p>Age 13 is very difficult, they begin to assert themselves and push you to act. We eventually called the police on our daughter when she would not come home or when she became abusive toward us. She had to spent a weekend in juvie when she was 14 but that finally sent her the message that we weren't fooling around. She has her learners permit but although she is 16 she still does not have her license. With all the improvement she has shown we told her that a drivers license is a privilege and until she can control her anger better and she is completely trustworthy she doesn't get it.</p><p></p><p>It is my belief that you and your wife need to put down the rules and give consequences to them being broken and stick to it. As he gets older it will be more difficult so start now.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 70926, member: 59"] Hi Nate, I have the same question whether he has always been this way or this just started recently. I have a teen who is/was very defiant also but she was born that way and her defiance began when she was very young. It took a lot of tough love to get the kind of improvement we now have, although she will never beone to follow rules. I think she believes rules are not meant for her. Age 13 is very difficult, they begin to assert themselves and push you to act. We eventually called the police on our daughter when she would not come home or when she became abusive toward us. She had to spent a weekend in juvie when she was 14 but that finally sent her the message that we weren't fooling around. She has her learners permit but although she is 16 she still does not have her license. With all the improvement she has shown we told her that a drivers license is a privilege and until she can control her anger better and she is completely trustworthy she doesn't get it. It is my belief that you and your wife need to put down the rules and give consequences to them being broken and stick to it. As he gets older it will be more difficult so start now. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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