Teens these days have become so unpredictable that even the mere thought of using the rod must be shunned by Parents at all costs. I know this might sound a little too lenient to many parents, but if they look at the data available on increasing suicides in teenage boys and girls, they would definitely like to have a second look at their punishment techniques which they have been using for rectifying their kids’ behavior.
The best way to go about this problem would be talking to the kids and understanding their problems at their wave-length. Adopting a friendly approach with kids would definitely help parents in getting to know the exact state of mind of their teenage sons and daughters. And this way, the parents would be better placed to not only advise their kids on what’s right and what’s wrong; they would also not hurt their feelings by taking them into confidence on sensitive matters.
The days of dictatorship are now over, and no body would like to create a situation where they are only left to regret the dire consequences of a heatedly addressed problem. The present generation of teenage kids is highly vulnerable to mental breakdowns due to bombardment of a deluge of information coming from countless media sources.