How to Punish (and How Not to Punish) a Teenage Boy

Ugh. You just found out that your son has done something really bad. The kind of bad that makes you want to deny you know him.

Now what?

Sometimes your son will mess up. But it’s a moment in time. Your son isn’t doomed to be a failure or grow up to be a terrible person. All of the reasons you love them are still right there alongside whatever motivated made him do this thing you’re now dealing with.

And just like you, his feelings could be so jumbled together that it’s hard for him to sort th...