It can be very difficult to raise a teenager. My husband offers me very little support. What can I do?

I would imagine that the ';support'; issue in central in this situation. She is basically a good kid but gets very mean and nasty when I confront her with discipline. It can be very difficult to raise a teenager. My husband offers me very little support. What can I do?
it is very hard. try to make her feel unconditional love. maybe her behavior is due to him not helping much or participating?





try to go to counseling. do things with her.It can be very difficult to raise a teenager. My husband offers me very little support. What can I do?
I wonder if he disagrees with your discipline. Maybe he thinks you're too harsh but he's supporting you by not arguing or confronting you about it. Maybe he just thinks you're handling it so well that he doesn't need to butt in! You didn't really say how he doesn't support you, but I'm assuming you mean he lets you deal with it all.





Maybe, next time you punish her, you should ask him if he thought you did the right thing, in private of course, and just see what he says.





Teenagers are going to get mean and nasty when they get in trouble. If she's basically a good kid, maybe he just doesn't want to intervene because he thinks you're doing a great job.





If he allows her to do things after you grounded her, that's really disrespectful. If he just lets you deal with it all, what can you do but just ask for a little help?





If he disagrees with your punishments and he's just keeping his mouth shut, you're lucky!
My ex was the same way. Said he didn't want the kids to hate him.





I raised them both by myself. They were 11 and 15 at the time of the divorce. Children will test you everyday. You have to set boundaries. She will get mad and maybe even hate you at times.





My son once asked me why I yelled at him all the time. I told him that he needed to worry when I didn't , because that meant I didn't care anymore.





Stick to your guns. Its for her own good and some day she will realize it. My mom use to say you don't know what a mother is until you become one.





Hang in there it does get better. She loves you.
stand firm! don't fall for the crying, the threats of her moving out, the drama a teenage daughter will bring; How to tell when a teenager is lying.....their lips are moving! They are sneaky and conniving and will do whatever they think they need to do to get their way; hold firm! Ground her, take about keys, privileges, whatever it takes; you have to be one step ahead of them at all times!
Just brush it off, she's a teenager, she's dealing with school, friends etc. there's a big amount of stress for a teenager. Just try to reason with her rather than fight.
Keep the kid, get rid of the husband! WORKED FOR ME!

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