How To Train A Delinquent Teen 2

Training a Delinquent Teen: A Comprehensive Approach

1. You’ve enforced the contract for 30 days with no behavioral improvement.
2. The teen has become violent or self-harming.
3. School has threatened expulsion or legal action.

• Session 1: Teach "I" statements, active listening, and limits-setting; practice with real examples.
• Session 2: Family problem-solving: choose one recurring conflict and generate 3 solutions; agree on one trial solution.
• Daily: Use a token/reward chart tied to agreed goals.

SCENE 3: The Training (Climax)

Have you tried preparing a “Behavioral Contract” before? Did it work or backfire? Tell me in the comments.

• Wake/school on time ✔
• Chores completed ✔
• Homework/skill time 30–60 min ✔
• No curfew breach ✔
• Check-in completed ✔
• Points earned: ___ / 14