Why You Should Not Lock Your Teenager Out When He Comes Home Late

Is it a good idea to lock your teenager out when he comes
home late?

Do you think locking your teenage child out will solve the
problem of late night out with his friends?

As for me, l don't think doing so will ever solve any problem.
In fact, you will be adding to the problem at hand as the child
will begin to cultivate the habit of staying late at night since
the possible punishment for such behaviour is already stipulated
by you unwittingly.


What if your teenager impulsively breaks a door or window to
get in to the house?

What if the child decide to make so much noise and disturb the
neighbours in the process?Would you feel happy with him or
yourself?

Suppose the child leaves and goes away to spend the night
with friends who may possibly influence him negatively?

What if the child just decides to run away from you his
parents?

The important question you need to ask yourself is how to
deal with these consequential problems as a result of your
action against the child's behaviour.

Instead of taking an action that you may later regret, I would
suggest that you should make effort to tell your child that if he
comes home late at night, he will not be allowed to go out for the
next few nights or the next week.

You have to take concrete action about this so that the child will
believe it is real.You can even withdraw his privilege of going out
with friends entirely.

There is every likelihood that you will may see some positive results.

Happy Parenting...

Kazeem.