#70: Parenting Q&A - Dealing with 13-Year-Old’s Selfish Behavior

Parenting Beyond Discipline

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Erin shares information about the process and development of adolescence along with several tips on approaching tweens and teens to motivate their behavior and eliminate the nagging! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Your Village podcast, Parenting Beyond Discipline.
0:08.0	Your Village is the most comprehensive site for evidence-based parenting classes available on-demand.
0:15.0	At Your Village online.com.
0:18.0	Our 50 plus classes give parents the foundation, steps, and tools for creating strong, healthy
0:23.2	relationships with their children, resulting in responsible, cooperative, happy, and successful
0:29.0	children and families.
0:30.6	My goal is to help parents support their children in finding and reaching their own unique
0:35.6	potential.
0:37.2	The podcast is a place to learn about all things parenting
0:40.4	and get your questions answered. I'm your village founder and your host, Erin Royer.
0:47.2	I'm back and answering some questions from listeners, and today I answer my first question
0:52.1	that came in about dealing with teens. Now, teen years can be
0:56.2	rough, so I'm surprised I haven't gotten more of these, but I'm sure this is just the first of many.
1:02.3	Then the second question about big tantrums in a four-year-old, and this mom wants to know how to
1:07.9	deal with those and if her special circumstances could be contributing to
1:12.4	the degree of the tantrums. So I'm getting started with the first question from Megan who asks,
1:18.9	can you please guide me on how to deal with my teenage son and his self-centered responses
1:24.3	to anything and everything, from a question to a direct order every single time.
1:31.7	He's a thinker before he acts or speaks, thinks about how it will benefit him or how to get out of it.
1:38.7	It's an almost sociopathic trait, I feel. Can you help us? And Megan also told me that her son is 13. So we are
1:46.4	talking about a 13-year-old boy in this instance. So I'm going to give some brief background
1:52.1	information on teen development and what is happening in the mind of a teen. Then working with teens
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