Yelling at Your Teen Doesn’t Help

Yelling at Teens Doesn't Work

What Yelling Yields: The Truth About how it Impacts Your Teens

 

There is much buzz about a recent study that concluded that yelling at teens yields little benefit. Specifically the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan, found that the teens of parents who reported using verbal aggression to discipline were more prone to symptoms of depression and problem behaviors including lying and fighting. The study highlighted that the verbal aggression parents displayed during altercations with their teens had a strong negative impact on teens. These effects were not moderated by displays of warmth and support by parents at times when parents and teens were not in conflict.

Mom, I want to get a job!


 How to handle your teenager’s first job

by Diane O’Neil

When a teen, and the teen’s family, decide it’s time to for the teen to get her first job, the entire family is affected.

I started working when I was very young. I was only fifteen when I began working as a hostess in a restaurant. Working in the restaurant industry gave me many wonderful lessons in the art of customer service. The things I learned as a hostess have been beneficial throughout my entire career.

When your teen decides he’d like to start looking for a job, there are many factors to consider.