My teens are driving me bonkers with their anger, disrespect and attitude of entitlement to whatever I have.?

What can I do to tell them I won't take it anymore? Is there some place that will take them in and give them some real life teaching? I feel like I have been abused by my kids thru the American System. Don't tell me about counseling. Insurance doesn't pay for it, nor are they willing to go. They are spoiled American kids who feel like the world owes them something. I'm fed up with it and want to know if there are others out there that feel my pain. Kid if you want college, work for it.. if you feel you want a car, don't expect me to pay for it. If there is something else, please tell me your contribution, or go to live in a 3rd world country where you can appreciate what you have.

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I think you are right with you have to work for your car. All teens are disrespectfull. But this is the best time to show them you care. or send them to a boot camp kinda thing because that will open their eyes to what they had before

I have a good idea- quit buying them everything they want!!

Maybe some family volunteer work with those less fortunate than themselves would help them to see that they have way more than they need already.

When my daughter was 16 she asked if she could have a car and her Dad and I said she sure could- just as soon as she had the money to pay for one she could have

A lot of county jails do something called a scared straight program and California has something called CROP (Convicts reaching out to People) Get them to go to one of those and let them handle it. Crop they won't get any actual contact with the inmates but they will be able to tell them their story. The scared straight programs usually book the teenager in and dress them out letting them live the jail life while the inmates play up jail and make it seem much worse. Stop giving them anything at all. Take a day off of work, and take everything out of their rooms and the house that is any kind of luxury. Food, clothing and shelter are the only things that should be guaranteed, everything else is a luxury. You can get a storage room and movers for less than 150. It's drastic but sometimes that's what they need. I know I did. My step mom did this to me, no tv, no nothing! I didn't even have a door on my room. I sure learned how not to talk back and to work for anything I wanted. I put up posters to baby sit and made my own money (I was only 14) Sometimes you'll need outside help which can be something as simple as a network of other moms to support you in your weaker times *there will be times when you'll want to just give up* I hope everything turns out alright!

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