Disciplining a teenage child is a serious issue and parents will have to thread carefully. Teenage is a time when the child has tasted independence and overt discipline and strict rules will make the child feel that the parent is trying to impose their will on them, and this could turn counter productive.
The auto rewind-repeat discipline method is best suited for teenagers. Teenagers usually learn by making choices, and parent would do well to take away rewards such as pocket money or curfew time away if they make the wrong choices, and reinforce the correct choices with extra rewards like extended curfew hours or more pocket money.
A common misconception among many parents is that a teenagers social life is the source of all evils and should be restricted, if not eliminated altogether. This is a big mistake. An active social life is very much essential for the complete development of an individual’s personality and completing his or her education. Just about every teen makes a few mistakes during the course of their social interactions, but this should be considered as a part of the learning curved and taken in the fold. It is only when the intensity of the mistakes deepen or the frequency increases too much for comfort that parents should sit up and take action.