Facebook Parenting: For the Troubled Teen

[bassin_bug]

He could have had the very same talk--heck, even shot up her laptop of he thought it necessary--with her face to face. The ONLY thing he brought into the equation by posting it on Facebook was to embarrass her in front of millions of people. If anyone thinks getting publicly humiliated by your dad brings something positive into the equation, makes her more likely to change her ways, you definitely do not understand how teenagers think.

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"You definitely do not understand how teenagers think."

REALLY! How many do you have to have before you begin to understand how teenagers think? I have a biological son and daughter and an adopted daughter......Just how many does it take, TWENTY AND COUNTING?

I'm just curious how you managed to gain so much insight into how teenagers think.

[jcb]

Bug, I believe that you can understand how teenagers think with one child, or with a dozen. You can understand how teenagers think without actually being a parent of one, as a matter of fact. You can also NOT understand how teenagers think with one child, or with a dozen, or with none.

It has nothing to do with how many teens you've raised.

As to my insight, I've offered my opinion just like everyone else. If you disagree with it, say so. If you have some life experiences that show how publicly humiliating your children has worked out for you and them, great - share it. We can all learn something from someone else.

[pontooner]

Since when is getting revenge against your kid considered good parenting? That's all this video is, he tries to one up her on the social network side of things.