How do I discipline my 17 year old daughter?

Here’s how.

1. Make the consequence fit. If you can make the consequence fit the misbehaviour, it gets your child to think about the issue.
2. Withdraw cooperation. This strategy aims to help your child understand your perspective and learn that they need to give and take.
3. Withdraw privileges.
4. Communication.
5. Self-reflection.

How long should you put a child in the corner?

Time-out usually lasts between 2 and 5 minutes for toddlers and preschoolers. A good rule is to give 1 minute of time-out for every year of the child’s age. This means that a 2-year-old would sit in time-out for 2 minutes, and a 3-year-old would have a 3-minute time-out.

Is it ever okay to hit your teenager?

It was bad, but it could have been a lot worse. Someone could have ended up getting seriously hurt. There is a rule about angry confrontations between parents and teens: Parents should not touch the teens under any circumstances. Don’t grab, don’t push, don’t hit, don’t intentionally block their way, don’t corner them.

Can you punish a 17 year old?

If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you may have grounded your child, taken away their video games, or suspended their driving privileges for months on end. But as James Lehman says, you can’t punish kids into acceptable behavior—it just doesn’t work that way. “You can’t punish kids into acceptable behavior.”

What age should you stop time out?

The Right Time for Timeouts Experts recommend not starting to use this discipline method until your child is around 2 years of age or older. Before that toddlers don’t understand cause and effect. Time outs are more likely to be effective (with regular and proper use) once children have this understanding.

What age is time out appropriate?

Wait until your child is at least 3 years old to introduce time-outs. Before that age, he’ll feel he’s being punished but won’t understand why, since he can’t yet connect his actions with your reactions.

Should parents respect their child?

Parents should respect their child because that’s how the child will learn to respect themselves. Parents serve as the first and most important role model for everything a child does now and later in life. The relationship a child has with their parents has a profound impact on the child’s development.

Can parents take your phone at 17?

As long as you are a minor, your custodial parent or parents are the ones responsible for you. If they determine there is some reason for you not to have a phone, they have the right to do so.

Should 17 year olds have a bedtime?

Many parents wonder if it is still appropriate to give a teenager a definitive bedtime, much as you did when they were younger. A 13-year-old may need more help going to sleep at an appropriate hour, and parents can help. A 17-year-old shouldn’t need as many reminders about good sleep habits.