Respect is essential to a healthy family, but demanding it from your teen isn’t enough. Parents also need to model the kind of respect they want to receive. Mark and Wayne discuss how parents can make respect a priority at home, establish clear boundaries and consequences for disrespect, and examine whether their own words and reactions are contributing to the problem. You’ll also hear from a Heartlight teen as he candidly shares how trauma, anger and isolation affected his relationship with his mom — and how working through his past helped him discover who he wants to become. Tune in for practical guidance on building a home where respect is both expected and given.
Entitlement is just one form of disrespect from teens. Here are 10 tips to deal with it: bit.ly/ten-ways-to-deal-with-an-entitled-teen