Hi Parent
Parenting teenage children: We all remember some of the punishments of our own childhood. How unjust they seemed, and how outraged we felt! Punishment undoubtedly has a place in parenting teenage children, but only a NEGATIVE place. Punishment does not make teenager children good. If teenager children are punished frequently, it may even make them bad. As suggested by veteran novelist, William Dean Howells, parents have clung to the wisdom of Solomon, in this respect, through centuries of changing conditions. Solomon said: “Spare the rod and spoil the child”; Mr. Howells suggests that we might with profit spoil the rod and spare the child. Love and patience are the secret of parenting teenagers. Have A Blessed Day!