Parents: Teens Rules and Such?

Question

What are the rules for your teenager? 13-18 Be specific.

Also what are things you deem punishable for? And what are your punishments?

If you have 18+ kids at home do you have rules for them as well or is it just the kind of thing like help with chores and nothing else.

Also what is it about teens that bothers you the most?

Like things they do, at home or out in public? It also doesn't have to be just your teen.

Answer 1

uh!

Answer 2

behave and contribute the same as an adult guest would in reality for those 18+

for teens, help out, behave politely, do well in school (this dont mean A's but mean they should do their best)

thats what we had to do, if not privilegies was revoked, if we wanted something we had to reason for why, and if we hadnt behaved and whatnot, we were less likely to be able to convince that we should get what we asked for.

like going over to friends, and whatnot. Never got allowance, we got clothes when needed, anything extra we had to earn money by working like babysiting or helping out neighbours, as well save birthday gift moneys to earn up till we could buy it ourself, it thougth us the value of money.

Unsuitable situations where things like alcohol would be was a no go, we wasnt of age to drink so there was no way we'd be allowed going to that kinds of parties, we had to follow the law.

And we all respected mom way to much to defy her, sure we'd sneak away with minor things, but never anything big, for one she knew us too well and it was imposible to pass a big lie, for two she was involved and there just was no way things wouldnt come back to her in which case we'd be in trouble aka would get a longer talk on everything, and then be set back from attending or doing things (including things like watcing tv or playing games)

i dont know we were just most kids in my family grown up to learn that privilegies was lost if we didnt behave, and to respect our parents, we never even questioned it, they all been authorative persons...the ones whom you know when they say no they mean it, and you dont want to second guess them cause in all essence they had the control, they suplied everything and without them we had nothing and was totaly stuck, we depended on them.

Then again we never had our own bank cards, we got phones but they were registrered on them, and we was not to waste the money on them on useless stuff, because they was the kind who filled up by buying phone cards, and well we couldnt aford those, and they wouldnt buy us new ones if we used ours up before time.

Really kids these days are given too much freedom, they never have to work for anything, we wanted something we had to wait till christmas or birthday, or buy it ourself. Even had to save up money to afford our lisence, they would help out some, but we had to pay the main weigth of it ourself.

I got my first bike, they bougth it from me to give to my sister, and between that and savings i could buy my second bike (used), my sis had to sell hers and buy that from me the same way, and between those, saved up founds and money they gave me for my birthday i could aford my "adult" bike when i was i dont know 11-12.

We wasnt poor that wasnt the issue, but we had to understand that things cost, and we couldnt just go into the store geting whatever. If we did really well we migth get something extra as a 'reward' but yeah...we apriciated it much more  i think then many kids do cause we had to work for it, and lay in an effort.