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Disobedience and misbehaving of teenage
My 18year old son misbehaves, steals n has even started drinking,doesnt want to study at all.He lost his drunkyard father 2years ago,things have been worse since then.,doesnt want to be corrected or discuss any such thing, please suggest how to deal with him??
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Dr. Satish Ramaiah
Addiction Psychiatrist
23 yrs exp
Bangalore
Dealing with these sort behavior from a teenager is often quite challenging. You really got to take a step back and start to see things as objectively as possible. Adolescent issues should be seen as multifaceted and more as a systemic problem than an individual's problem. It is likely that these behavior has developed over many years due to interplay of multiple factors like environment, experiences, upbringing, genes, personality factors like confidence, self esteem etc. Adolescent years are further complicated because of the transitions and changes one goes through in body, hormones, emotional, identity, social and interpersonal issues.
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this has to be handled very sensitively by not making him wrong. do not judge him and never appear judgemental. You got to start appreciating his perceptions and empower him to bring about changes in his life. If you are able to get him to see a therapist, it would be better as we need to focus on enhancing his insight by first developing good therapeutic relationship and then empower him to bring about changes
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