My 14 year old son has had trouble with everyone of his teachers since early elementary school. He has no respect for the teachers and acts out by disturbing the class, talking, making noises, slouching in his chair, staring at the ceiling, refusing to do school work. Detentions, in-school suspensions and parent conferences do not seem to be working to correct his behavioral problem.
At home he is a normal child although he does not respect his parents. When we attempt to discipline him because of his actions at school, he refuses to listen. He laughed at his father and said, "I know you won't take anything away from me or spank me". We had no other alternative other than attempt to spank him. Although I do not believe in spankings, this one was in order due to his talking back and disobeying. His father could not get him to bend over. They began wrestling because my son refused a spanking. His father gave up. My son walked out of the house and left.
His teachers say that he hangs around the wrong kids at school. At home, he has no contact with these other children. We are afraid that as he becomes older he will be more out of control than he already is.
Help!