You're Grounded!

[pinksparkleification]

from what i have read, this is a great book!

[emilykathrynl]

as soon as i can i'm going to read that book

[loves2write333]

I really need to read that book. It sounds good!

[HablaAbbeh]

All parents who care should read this book!

[LegAmputation]

Um, could care less about the book...just wanna touch the hiney. Seriously, thinking about those witchy eyebrows bobbing up and down on my....

[neyat123]

Great video, thanks! I am really considering buying this book so I can read it and so my parents can read it. :D

[laurandstuff]

Sounds like an amazing book!

[MsTurkishKiz]

RESPECT u are right vanessa! i agree 100%

[princesstoby653]

Teens definitely get defensive about parents who yell and dont give us respect. Great Video

[bridgetintern]

another awesome video!

[acintern1]

I agree that teenagers want respect. When parents talk their teens without respect, teens immediately become defensive and angry.

[HOUSTONTEXASSCREW]

grounded what hat era you living in thats do not excited my world

[syntonicstorm]

The thing teenager wants is respect. Nothing else, just respect. When child is forced to comply, they will never learn to make their own decisions. Even worse is when parents say "because I said so". They don't go in details to describe what are reasons behind it. Parents falsely assume that child will get the point. Again, honesty. In order to explain why child should do something, parents should go back in time and tell a child how they messed up. Nobody likes to talk about their failure.

[HOUSTONTEXASSCREW]

not if you from the south just want power

[syntonicstorm]

Parents use all sort of manipulation technique. The worst one is guilt. Guilt has tendency to stay with you till you force it out. Relationship is more important then accomplishments or actions. A lot of parents can't be honest. They either want to build "dream life" for their kids by guarding them from bad things, but in reality they never let kids develop immunity to negativism in the world. Good and bad is always available. Honesty is the key.

[HOUSTONTEXASSCREW]

negative is the way to go

[vvanpetten]

Hey there

oh that sucks you got grounded, it sounds like what my parents used to do when they got mad and wouldnt talk about things to make a compromise, here are two ideas:

1) if you can, tell him you want to talk to him later, when he has some free time and ask him to talk to you about why he is grounding

[vvanpetten]

you. Come up with three things you will do to try to get better grades (show him a study guide you make, study for an extra 30 minutes on sundays, have him test you on test facts in the car etc) then tell him you will try these three things if he doesnt ground you

2) if he will not talk to you then you should write him a letter with the three things, be

[vvanpetten]

sure to say sorry for not getting good grades and give it to him to look at.

Sometimes when it is in writing, they actually look at it and think about it.

I hope this helps,

Vanessa

[MyObsessionWithHalo]

ok, i have the volume turned down but i dont know what your saying so, here, my dad grounds me because of bad grades but when i got bad grades at the end of quarter 2 he didnt ground me, and today i was supposed toi get a flu shot so i didnt go to school and i told my dad and he said that his new leaf is turned and since i didnt go to school he grounded me is there a way i can tell my father to make a comprimise or something? im only 15 and a half years old please message me back