Vern is very much into puberty. Not so much yet on the outside but zowie on the inside. His emotions are all over the place. He is mouthy. He ignores you. He is disrespectful. Yes, he is 13.
Now I as most parents probably try to curb this bad behavior. I believe those same parents have about as good of results as I do - NILL.
We talk about it. We inflict punishments for poor behavior. We talk about it some more. We dole out more privilege restrictions. Things get better until the restriction is released or the item returned. Then the poor behavior returns. Can I say frustrating???
How do I know this is typical 13 year old behavior, because our nephew turns 13 this week and he acts the exact same way!!!! He hasn't seen his uncle in months and the first thing he tries to do to him is rack him in the balls!!! After that he is super mean to Uncle and wrestles and fights with him the entire time. He is rude and mouthy and just like Vern. Hmmm, I see a pattern.
OH PLEASE let this phase pass quickly. Soon it will be driving. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Now I as most parents probably try to curb this bad behavior. I believe those same parents have about as good of results as I do - NILL.
We talk about it. We inflict punishments for poor behavior. We talk about it some more. We dole out more privilege restrictions. Things get better until the restriction is released or the item returned. Then the poor behavior returns. Can I say frustrating???
How do I know this is typical 13 year old behavior, because our nephew turns 13 this week and he acts the exact same way!!!! He hasn't seen his uncle in months and the first thing he tries to do to him is rack him in the balls!!! After that he is super mean to Uncle and wrestles and fights with him the entire time. He is rude and mouthy and just like Vern. Hmmm, I see a pattern.
OH PLEASE let this phase pass quickly. Soon it will be driving. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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