If you’ve taken our course on Teenage Motivation you know we go on ad nauseum about how engaging in social situations is one of the primary drivers of teenage behavior. If this is true and teenagers are obsessed with thriving in social environments then how are they so clumsy and awkward in social situations? Well, there are a number of factors at work here so let’s take a moment to examine a few individually.

At its core, teenage punishment is really about making sure that your teen is on the right track. In order to do that effectively, you might need to change the way you’re thinking about punishment a little.