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[quote=Anonymous]My son isn't 15 yet (12) but I make him write an essay on what he did wrong, why I think it's wrong (because I've told him why, but this helps crystallize why we might be thinking of the issue differently), what he thinks about it, and what he can do to make it better. It makes him think it through, and we usually have a very good conversation about it.

Then the punishment is as related to the infraction as I can make it. I can't think of something that would include a blanket grounding. If it was car related, no driving with friends or alone.  Drinking or drugs? that might be close to grounding, but would mostly mean seriously ramped up supervision. Lying about where he was? Same.

We've had many discussions that as he shows increasing responsibility, he gets increasing privileges and independence. But if he messes up, the independence gets wound back to what he had at a younger age, depending on what he did. This seems to be working well, but he is only 12 (13 in September).[/quote]

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