Comments on: Disrespectful teens, disrespectful parents http://blog.psychlinks.ca/disrespectful-teens-disrespectful-parents/ Occasional commentary on psychology, psychiatry, mental health, the internet, and life by an Ottawa psychologist Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://blog.psychlinks.ca/disrespectful-teens-disrespectful-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-25393 Peter Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:30:40 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/?p=145#comment-25393 Agreed, you teach people how to treat you and a teenager's mind is fairly well developed. Not treating them with respect almost begs them to rebel. Would a grown adult tolerate being disrespected? Moreover, would you want to teach your child that it's OK to be disrespected? Agreed, you teach people how to treat you and a teenager’s mind is fairly well developed. Not treating them with respect almost begs them to rebel. Would a grown adult tolerate being disrespected? Moreover, would you want to teach your child that it’s OK to be disrespected?

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.psychlinks.ca/disrespectful-teens-disrespectful-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-25340 Ryan Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:42:36 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/?p=145#comment-25340 Exactly is the case with me. I'm a teenager and my mother keeps on telling me to keep my room organized. I plan to do it on weekend but never do it. But my mother never give me order she just keep on telling me in a very polite manner. Exactly is the case with me. I’m a teenager and my mother keeps on telling me to keep my room organized. I plan to do it on weekend but never do it. But my mother never give me order she just keep on telling me in a very polite manner.

]]> By: sandyphd http://blog.psychlinks.ca/disrespectful-teens-disrespectful-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-25304 sandyphd Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:53:29 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/?p=145#comment-25304 Excellent point. Hard advice to follow sometimes, but yes. It helps to respect teens and talk to them in a considerate manner. Model the behavior we want in return. I do think there is a happy medium, too. Conversations to encourage a clean room. The teenage room is part of the house, etc. But we can't expect our teenagers to honor our feelings if we don't honor theirs. It begins outside of their messy rooms. Excellent point. Hard advice to follow sometimes, but yes. It helps to respect teens and talk to them in a considerate manner. Model the behavior we want in return.

I do think there is a happy medium, too. Conversations to encourage a clean room. The teenage room is part of the house, etc.

But we can’t expect our teenagers to honor our feelings if we don’t honor theirs. It begins outside of their messy rooms.

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