| An argument with a teenage girl can | | | | than they were before. |
| leave a parent exhausted and considering | | | | Finding creative avenues to express the |
| the benefits of boarding school. Girls | | | | overload of emotions can lead to more |
| by nature tend to be dramatic and | | | | productive communications. Teenagers are |
| complicated. They often lose their | | | | on constant overload. They are |
| ability to adequately communicate when | | | | restricted to rigid schedules and high |
| they are angry and can become | | | | expectations and experience quite a bit |
| irrational. These traits, while not | | | | of pressure and are often just one step |
| indicative of every teenage girl in the | | | | from a dramatic outburst. Factor in an |
| world, are fairly common among most | | | | onslaught of foreign hormones and |
| teenage girls. If your daughter can | | | | teenage girls are a time bomb of tightly |
| argue reasonably and without turning | | | | wrapped emotions waiting to unravel. |
| into someone you simply can't recognize, | | | | Teaching them to unload their emotions |
| then consider yourself extraordinarily | | | | before they become overpowering can open |
| blessed. If your daughter reverts into | | | | up lines of communication that were once |
| an alternate personality and can't seem | | | | impossible and completely unexpected. |
| to string together basic logical | | | | Encouraging teenage girls to express |
| reasoning, you can consider yourself | | | | their emotions appropriately before they |
| just an average family. | | | | become overpowering and explosive is |
| Arguing is really nothing more than two | | | | healthy for everyone involved. You will |
| or more individuals that are | | | | find yourself less likely to rip out |
| passionately presenting their viewpoint | | | | your hair by the roots and they will |
| without being able to control their | | | | learn more effective methods of |
| emotions. When emotions are high, poor | | | | communication. Everyone in the household |
| listening skills are exacerbated and | | | | will start to breathe easier as the |
| logical thinking is more difficult to | | | | constant turmoil begins to subside. |
| obtain. | | | | One of the biggest mistakes parents make |
| When a teenage girl becomes impassioned | | | | with volatile teenage girls is backing |
| about something, she tends to feel her | | | | off of limit setting for the sake of |
| emotions deeply, whether it's about | | | | peace. While it is important to pick |
| staying out late at night or being the | | | | your battles, it is still important to |
| recipient of (in their opinion) an | | | | maintain your parental role. The rules |
| unfair punishment. Teenage girls are | | | | are still the rules and they still need |
| less able to maintain whatever level | | | | to be enforced even when you are |
| headed nature they may normally have. | | | | completely taxed and you know that |
| Reducing the friction around the tension | | | | disrupting the boat will cause a few |
| of an argument is a tricky task. | | | | fireworks. Maintaining your parental |
| Time outs are not just for little kids. | | | | status will eventually get the message |
| Time outs are moments that we all need | | | | across that behaviors like yelling, |
| in order to get our emotions back under | | | | cursing, door slamming, and pounding are |
| control in order to present ourselves | | | | not behaviors which produce results and |
| better and maintain a level of reason in | | | | only result in negative consequences. It |
| our thoughts and actions. As arguments | | | | will be difficult, especially when you |
| escalate, there's nothing wrong with | | | | are tired or stressed from other aspects |
| insisting that both of you take a time | | | | of life, but it will be well worth it as |
| out. A few moments by yourselves to | | | | you teach her to keep her emotions to a |
| restore your sense of order may very | | | | reasonable level of expression. |
| well play a vital role in resolving the | | | | Effective arguing with teenage girls |
| situation sooner rather than later with | | | | takes creativity and resilience. Arguing |
| many harsh words unspoken. | | | | is not necessarily a bad thing, but |
| With some individuals, time outs tend to | | | | losing control of emotions and becoming |
| back fire. This is because instead of | | | | spiteful and hurtful is. Teenage girls |
| using the time to calm down they sit and | | | | need firm arguing boundaries. They need |
| self talk themselves into a stronger | | | | to grasp how to express their wide range |
| rage. They sit and fester on the issue | | | | of emotions without causing verbal harm |
| as well as all the other issues they | | | | to other individuals. Once they learn |
| feel they are entitled to be angry about | | | | how to do that, their extraordinary |
| and by the time you try to speak with | | | | passion will become an attribute. |
| them again, they are ten times angrier | | | | |