My Teenager Doesn’t Keep His Agreements

“My Teenager Doesn’t Keep His Agreements!” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that line. Does anyone have a teenager who does keep all his or her agreements? Did you keep all your agreements when you were a teenager? Now that we’ve established that this is a typical complaint of many parents of teens, what is an effective way to handle this challenge?

It is with pleasure that I quote Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, Kelly Pfieffer, who responded to a parent who wondered how to get her son to keep his agreement to take out the trash: