teenagers disobey parents--why?

I think that the reason for teenagers being more likely to disobey their parents is pretty straightforward, I think it is because the child is growing up, wants to push boundaries, wants to be afforded more independence to make their own decisions and that is really what it all comes down to.

I think teenagers disboey parents because they lack of communication and they learn bad things . You have to communicate with your child every now and then to make sure nothing is going wrong until the day you finally release him to be independent .

We as parents do feel worried about our children especially when they go out with their friends-there are so many dangers lurking round the corner-but if u tell them they feel we are vintage and we unnecessaryly worry & they can take care of themselves-we have to tactfully make them listen to us.

The key to making teenagers obey is to have clear and reasonable rules. The parent should have good communication with his or her teenager. The years leading up to the teenage years can be challenging so getting the child to obey because they want to is the key. There are three types of patents, one is very strict, two is understanding, three neglects. The second type is the most successful with teenagers. The first type can make the teens miserable and the third type can let the teens get wild with going out to discos. Teens have their own ideas and need to have an understanding parent.

Well when i was a teen which was just few years i had mostly disobeyed my parents,this is because i had felt that my decisions were correct.Moreover i had felt that i was matured enough to take my own decision.I think thats a common feeling that exists in most teens which makes them disobey their parents.

Over the last 3-4 months my daughter who is now 16 going on 17 years old seems to be more rebellious. She is high honors student. Involved in choir, band, peer ed etc etc and tonight she was asked to be home by 930 as she has been out the last 2 evenings with her friends. She blatantly called and informed my husband and I she was going to the movies and would not be home. I asked her to come home.It was refused and she wouldn't tell us who she was with or nothing but actually completely disobeyed and argued on the phone with me. She has never gone this far before. I feel as a parent I have failed but yet I am at a loss as to what to do. We thought about taking privileges away but I find teenagers now have parents in a tight grip for fear they will not come home or back thinking the grass is greener else where. How far do we go? How far do we allow her to go without pushing her to those points? Frustrated mom