What do you do with a struggling and rebellious teenage (almost 18) boy?

Answer 1

pray alot for patience

Answer 2

You don't have a lot of options but to help him find his own way. Hopefully, you (assuming you are a parent) have taught him well, through instruction and your own personal behavior. More than anything else, make sure that he knows that you will be there for him if he falls. Right now he doesn't think that is possible.
You can never provide just the right amount of intervention, but giving it a shot makes you know what God's job must be like. Encourage him when you see something positive, even if it isn't along the way you think, help him when he wil allow it, keep criticism to a minimum, and maintain a working relationship structure of behavior that he understands.
This is why we have anti-depressants:)

Answer 3

Crack down on him. Dont let him go out until he earns respect. WHen he turns 18 as soon as he is done with high school KICK HIM OUT or make him enlist in the army. You dont have to support him when he turns 18. Just give him 1 months notice. Tell him by a specific date 30 days later he must either get a steady full time job, enroll in college, or move out. ANd when that date comes act like a landlord and put all of his stuff out on the front lawn and lock him out.

Answer 4

Wow, great question. Here is hoping you will like my answer.
18 year old boys are trying to become men. Many have not been given a "right of passage" from boyhood to manhood. That is a hard thing to do, since many times they do not listen to counsel, nor do they act as if they want to even hear it. But I have found that 18 year old young men want the respect and recognition of being young men. We just have to find a viable way of letting them know we recognize them as young men.

I find that talking to them - although it seems they do not hear, really goes a long way. They may roll their eyes, groan and make a lot of noise, but ultimately they need the reinforcement that they are considered young adults and their opinions and feelings matter. Let them express their opinions without fear of reprisal. Let them say what is on their minds, and calmly, even though you may disagree, explain how you feel. Many times a rebellious teen is just thinking out loud, and really have not formed opinions on many things. They like to shock you with words. They like to make you think they are independent. They want you to think of them as adults and they are individuals. Believe it or not, they are more like their parents than even they want to believe.

Be there for them to vent on. Calmly listen, disagree calmly even when you want to scream. They will listen if your tone is low and you do not display anger or strong emotions, no matter how strong the rage is inside you.

Answer 5

Trade me, I will trade you for a equal struggling and rebellious teenage (almost 18) girl!

Answer 6

That's a good question. If you tell him he can't do something it only make's him want to do it more. If you yell it won't get you anywhere because boys have selective hearing and he won't listen to you. Try awarding him in some way if he does something nice for you. It sounds childish but it will make him feel like you appreciate him.

Answer 7

some undesirable conduct of a rebellious teenage boy could incorporate; use of entertainment drugs, underage ingesting, unprotected intercourse, reflects loss of admire for oldsters and different elders, skipping college, engaging in different unlawful events which includes gangs, and finding to undesirable influencing social communities and bothered elders for function fashions.

Answer 8

I AM A TEENAGER AND WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER I GOT INTO ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AND WITH MY FAMILY. I WASN'T LISTENING TO MY MOTHER OR MY FATHER. MY MOTHER SENT ME TO A SHRINK BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP, IT WAS THE PEOPLE I WAS HANGIN AROUND. THEY WERE BAD, WHICH MADE ME BAD! AS SOON AS THEY WERE NO LONGER MY FRIENDS, I CHANGED. I MEET MY FIANCE AND I GOT A REALLY GOOD JOB! SO MAYBE ITS THE PEOPLE...

Answer 9

Depends on how he's rebelling. I think that the moment he's 18, if he can't follow the rules, he needs to leave the home.

Answer 10

1st, preaching and lectures don't work. 2nd, participation with their hobbies don't work. 3rd,Becoming their buddy doesn't work. 4th,Withholding rewards doesn't work. Final decision?...Let them find out on their own that life is hard and you pay the consequences of your own actions. Give praise when you think their actions have merit.

Answer 11

Wait and pray. And hope that what you have taught him will finally come through! Blessings upon you.