A partial list of typical (and mostly ineffective) parenting strategies...

Below is a partial list of typical parenting strategies. Parents have found these strategies to have little or no effect on their out-of-control child's behavior:

• Trying to "reason" with the child
• Having "heart-to-heart" talks
• Confrontation or being "assertive"
• Grounding
• Taking away privileges
• Time-outs
• Counseling
• Having the child go live with his/her other parent (if parents are separated or divorced)
• Trying to be a nicer parent
• Trying to be a tougher parent
• Having another family member "talk" to the child (e.g., aunt or uncle)  
• "Giving in" and letting the child have her/his way
• Verbal warnings
• Ignoring misbehavior
• Medication
• Threatening to call the police
• Calling the police
• and so on...

Your out of control children will NEVER work for what YOU want.  But will they work for what THEY want? I'll show you how this works in my eBook.

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The Parent-Teen Support Group is Now Available Online

"I've tried everything --
counseling, taking away privileges, grounding --
and nothing works with this child!"

When parents have finally had enough disrespect and behavior problems with their child, they come to my office to file an incorrigibility charge  (i.e., a legal complaint due to the child being unruly and delinquent in the home).

At this point I ask the parent, "Would you be willing to try something else first before we consider filing the charge."  And most parents agree they would rather not involve their child in the "juvenile justice system" unless they absolutely have to. So I get the parent involved in my parent-program called Parent-Teen Support Group.

In this group, which meets 90 minutes each session for 4 sessions, we look at a set of highly effective unconventional parenting strategies to use with their strong-willed, out-of-control unconventional child.

I follow up with these parents weeks and months after they complete programming, and 85% to 95% of parents:

• are able to avoid involving their child in the juvenile court system
• report that problems in the home and school have reduced in frequency and severity
• report that the few remaining problems are manageable

Now the Parent-Teen Support Group is available to you.  And you don't even have to leave your house to participate. 

The online version of this group is called Online Parent Support. You can access all 4 sessions at anytime ...you can go at your own pace ...and there is no time limit.

Your child's behavior is never going to be perfect, but it can be a whole lot better than it is now. I guarantee it -- or your money back and you keep the eBook!

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Here are just some of the teen behavior problems you'll find solutions to when you join Online Parent Support...

What to do when your child:

• Abuses alcohol
• Abuses drugs
• Applies guilt trips
• Applies insults
• Argues with adults
• Believes the rules don't apply to him/her
• Blames others for his/her behavior
• Blames others for his/her problems
• Calls you terrible names (e.g., "f___ing bitch")
• Deliberately annoys people
• Destroys property in the house
• Does not feel responsible for his/her actions
• Does not take “no” for an answer
• Engages in self-injury or cutting
• Feels entitled to privileges
• Gets caught shoplifting
• Gets into trouble with the law
• Gets suspended or expelled from school
• Has a learning disability (e.g., ADHD)
• Has an eating disorder
• Has been sexually abused
• Has frequent anger outbursts
• Has problems with authority figures
• Has problems with siblings
• Is a bully at school or in the neighborhood
• Is depressed
• Is failing academically
• Is getting into trouble on the Internet
• Is grieving the loss of a family member or friend
• Is hanging with the wrong crowd
• Is having unprotected sex
• Is manipulative and deceitful
• Is physically aggressive
• Is resentful and vindictive
• Is touchy and easily annoyed by others
• Is verbally abusive
• Is very disrespectful
• Lacks motivation
• Leaves the house without permission
• Lies
• Refuse to do chores
• Refuses to follow rules
• Runs away from home
• Skips school
• Smokes cigarettes
• Slips out at night while you are asleep
• Steals
• Suffers with ADHD
• Suffers with Asperger's Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism
• Suffers with Bi-Polar Disorder
• Suffers with Conduct Disorder
• Suffers with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Suffers with Reactive Attachment Disorder
• Teases or manipulates others
• Threatens suicide
• Uses excessive profanity

...and much more!

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