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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The big problem with the reflex of taking the phone away because you're a lazy parent who can't think of how to actually align consequences to infraction is what are you going to do when your kid is driving? Take the car away reflexively? You might say yes, but then you quickly discover that your child's car use actually is a convenience to YOU.

So, stop being lazy. Tie consequences to infractions.

You take away the phone if they're abusing the phone in some way. Absolutely.

But not for something that has nothing to do with phone use. In that case you're doing it because you can't think of any other form of discipline. [/quote]

There are lots of form of discipline, parents know their kids and what works for them. But just so you know, Kids are ALWAYS abusing the phone, spending countless hours "playing" on it. Just look at the stats.

[b]My teen has a car and YES, when he's grounded I take the driving privileges' away. So that just means Mom has to drive him around, which he hates. Then he also has to explain to friends why he's not driving. Btw, I don't mind driving him around, that's  being lazy. [/b]

My kids are very social and, for me, taking the phone privileges works like a charm. Better than any other punishments.

again, my kids don't skip school or have gotten caught vaping at school. If that was the case the phone would be the last of my worries!

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Or it means your kid might not get to go and do all of the things he wants to do and now can only do the things he HAS to do that fit in with your schedule, since you now have to drive him. Which is a natural consequence of his poor decisions, which should prompt him to avoid having his car taken away again in the future! Natural consequences for bad choices. Makes sense to me.[/quote]

That makes no sense to me.  Parents should only drive to activities and school.  Nothing else.[/quote]

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