How do you deal with a youth who has been acting fairly grown up like they should when all of a sudden they refuse to be cooperative and responsible? What do you do when they act passive aggressive? Do you spank and scold them like you would a two-year-old? Or do you just lecture them yet again? Or do you let huge consequences fall on their heads? Or what? Lecturing, fun one-on-one time, prizes, punishments, consequences, etc. and nothing has worked. Agency is great,but certainly not convenient. And certainly not fun to watch someone you love use it wrong! Oh, well! This is problem that is universal among parents. I just want to learn how to handle it the right way. I must spend a lot more time on my knees humbling myself. I must humble myself! I must seek for their good not my own convenience, pride, or whatever. I'm grateful my parents put up with me and that my Heavenly Father still does. I pray for His help! I'm in over my head, not that it takes much for that to happen. I adore my children, stinkers or not!
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