Last two months ago, I found that one of my teen sons got 3 classes that graded “F”. That was not so cool! I was very upset and shared this with my husband. He recommended that my son needed to be pulled off from playing his football team and that he needed to focus on school first. I agreed with him, but how could I tell the coach about his grades? Well, I felt that I had to tell the coach about that. I texted my son’s coach about the grades, he told me that my son was not the only one who failed his classes; he mentioned that a few players had the same problems. Also, he advised that my son needed to talk with his teachers and that he might stay to catch up homework after school. I agreed with that explanation.
Now, I am writing a post to help you getting more ideas to discipline your teenager. It’s very important that your teenager will change but take more time to learn how to be patient with your teenager and you have to think what you can do the best for your teenager. It’s tough love…
3 Ideas To Discipline Your Teenager
- Grounded list paper. I found one of the Facebook posts and read an amazing idea about the grounded list paper, like you’ve congratulated your teenager to get grounded and earn more points if he (or she) finish with the chores. However, I have not tried this yet. Someday I will try this for my son. The grounded list paper is very impressive! It gives them motivation to work and earn points for earning the desired items back. Remember, all of the possessions that your teen thinks are theirs are actually yours by law, until they are independent and live on their own. Doing things like taking out the trash, mowing the lawn, and cleaning their room each have a point value for each time they do it.
- First improve your grades, then you can have the phone. My husband and I sometimes take my son’s iPhone away until he pulls his grades up from his classes. And for some reason, we have to keep his iPhone away in order to help him focusing on his school and improve his attitude. He needs to listen what we tell him to do at home. If not, my husband and I will give the extended time to suspend his iPhone until he improves his listening skills, and his behavior. We have a united front so that he knows that if he tells me my husband says its okay, I will check with my husband first, and vice versa.
- Changing the temporary Wi-Fi password. My son loves to play games on his computer with online friends but I change the temporary Wi-Fi password for awhile until he improves his grades and attitudes. He needs to respect and obey the rules at home. He also needs to clean up his room before doing his desired activity. He has to do his homework using Wi-Fi in McDonalds or Starbucks and study the assignments. That’s a very simple way to discipline your teenager.
If you have an additional idea to discipline your teenager, will you share your idea with us?
Oh yes. Bad grades = no phone. No way.
wish me luck, i will be taking my kids’ phones and putting them in the kitchen to charge at night instead of having them in their rooms!
Great ideas, I especially love the changing the wifi password 🙂 That would be the most effective I think!
We changed the internet password many times for my older son. Computer time had to be earned.
It’s important to make a reward system so that they’re motivated to study and get good grades in school. I also make sure that they do all their homework first before they have fun.
Teenage years can be difficult for both parents and teens! Some great ideas here for getting to the desired results!
These are great! I think my pre-teens could benefit from these 🙂
I was a teenager not that long ago and am very far from being a parent in general let alone a parent to teens. However, what was effective for me grounding wise was not getting to do stuff with my friends on the weekends, not getting to go to football games or dances or something. Of course I’m a girl so i assume its different for what works for girls and boys.
I don’t have any teenagers yet. But these are some great tips! I like the grounded paper idea.
I don’t have teenagers yet, but they will be before we know it. Great tips. I hope I won’t have to use them too many times.
we don’t have a teenager yet, but close. These are some good ideas.
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i agree with the rule number 3 .. change your wifi password and stop access to internet.
Such a great desciplinary action to take on kids, thank you for sharing this. Very helpful indeed.
I know it’s never appreciated at the time, but these forms of discipline stem from love and caring. You are ensuring that your son grows up well grounded in the reality of life.
All I can say is thank heavens that I do not have teenagers. This is a challenging situation to deal with – being punitive, reactive vs. rewarding, providing incentive and encouragement, etc. Trick road.
These are great disciplinary actions. I agree with the no phone until you improve your grades plan.
I bet changing the wifi password would really work. Teenagers seem to be so addicted to anything on the internet now.
Oh yes – totally agree. I take everything away if grades drop ! If they go to college and participate in a sport they will not play if grades down. I was always checking the parent portal for grades when my kids were in school
Great list I think it is important for children to do well in school because it defines their future!
I’ll bet that lack of wifi will make a big difference! I know it would for me!
The phone and the wi-fi were what my mom did! Worked well I’ll tell you that haha