Taming Teenage Tantrums: A Guide To Teaching Responsibility

The teenage years can present numerous challenges that parents must adapt to, and it’s vital for a child’s development that parents don’t give up on teaching them responsibility, even when they start talking back with an attitude. 

In the second full-length episode of “Parenting,” Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with parents Jamie and Casey to talk through ways they can foster responsibility with their 13-year-old son, who is prone to throwing tantrums when he’s told something he doesn’t like. 

“We’ve got two kids, a 13-year-old and a 5-year-old,” the father, Casey, said. “Our 13-year-old, of course, was the only child for seven years. During that time, we spoiled the heck out of him because I grew up with nothing. And Jamie grew up in a household where things were love.”

“We both ended up funneling our attention on our children into things for those two reasons,” Casey added. “As a result, our 13-year-old throws tantrums quite often, loud screaming tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. And we’re trying to figure out how to get him through this part of his life to become a responsible adult.”

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The parents asked Peterson how they can handle their teen’s behavior and push him in the right direction. 

“I think it helps when I talk to him like a human being,” Jamie said. “So if I ask him to do dishes or I say, ‘I really need you to help me with this, do you think you can do that?’ And he’ll say, ‘Yes.’”

Peterson then pointed to multiple questions parents can ask their children about contributing to household needs. 

“Well, he’s old enough to start thinking about that because he may never even notice that if he does pull his weight, he feels better about himself, and he’s more mature,” Peterson said. 

Watch “Teaching Responsibility,” the latest episode of “Parenting,” on DailyWire+ to find out how Peterson advised that Casey and Jaimie, and parents like them, foster a relationship with their teenagers while also pushing them to become responsible adults.

Ukraine Says It Obliterated 40 Russian Military Planes In Drone Attack

Ahead of high-stakes peace talks in Istanbul, Ukraine says it carried out an audacious drone attack that destroyed over 40 Russian military planes at airfields, including Belaya air base in Russia’s Irkutsk region.

Planned for over a year and overseen by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the operation involved drones smuggled deep into Russia via truck containers, a Ukrainian security official told The Associated Press. Also noted by the news outlet, Russia conducted its own attack with 472 drones and several missiles, killing at least 12 Ukrainian service members and injuring over 60 others, according to Ukraine’s air force.

The assaults, which happened before Monday’s planned negotiations in Turkey, underscore the fragile prospects for peace.

Zelensky, posting on X, outlined Ukraine’s demands: “First — a full and unconditional ceasefire. Second — the release of prisoners. Third — the return of abducted children.” He added: “And in order to establish a reliable and lasting peace and ensure security, preparation of the meeting at the highest level. The key issues can only be resolved by the leaders. On Monday, our delegation will be led by Rustem Umerov.”

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Russia’s state-run TASS quoted envoy Rodion Miroshnik accusing Kyiv of “destabilizing the situation” ahead of the talks.

President Donald Trump, a vocal critic of the war’s escalation, has taken to Truth Social to lambast both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.

“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!” Trump said in a recent post on Truth Social.

“Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does,” Trump added. “Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop. This is a War that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and [former President Joe] Biden’s War, not ‘Trump’s,’ I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred.”

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