All normal teenagers rebel and break the rules. And the more you prohibit, the greater the likelihood of disobedience.
Try alcohol and cigarettes
Teenagers don't really think about the consequences of such hobbies. They want to try something new, to be touched by adults, and few people value health at this age. Don't panic - not all teenagers start drinking or smoking regularly, but 99% try.
It is better to talk about bad habits in advance, when the child is just starting to enter adolescence. But remember: the stricter you are, the sooner the teenager will put you down.
Dress out of season
They do not want to wear hats and scarves if it does not fit into their fashionable look, they wear short ripped jeans in winter. Often, the desire to walk wide open in winter disappears after the first sore throat / otitis media / cystitis, etc.
Go to bed late
Teenagers are surfing the Internet, texting with friends, flipping through social networks - this can drag on until late at night. If earlier in the dark under the covers they read books with a flashlight, today they sit in smartphones. Yes, in the morning the teenager will not be woken up or raised. And so in a circle for more than one year. Notations are useless.
Use gadgets too much
In the modern world, it is almost impossible to limit the time a child communicates with gadgets, not including the dictatorship regime. But what really - adults spend no less time in them. From the parental side, it is only possible to teach a teenager about Internet safety rules.
Abandoning school
Sadly for parents, this is a normal stage in the development of every teenager. At a certain age, friendship, falling in love, finding one's place in a peer group, etc. come to the fore. Forcing to learn is not very productive. But it is necessary to set goals together and at least gradually move towards them.
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