Law of Punishment. Punishment often springs from anger. Punishment breeds resentment and a desire for revenge. Teens have many creative ways to retaliate. Law of Consequences.
Consequences teach teens about the real world.
In general, consequences need to be reasonable, respectful, swift and strong enough to get teens attention. Law of Structure, Part I. Parents need to set boundaries and structure from Day One. Local child therapist Art Cleveland says, We tend to overstructure the time of children and understructure the time of teen-agers. Teens need boundaries and structure just as much as children do, if not more. Law of 20 Feet.