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Then again, instead of "1", you could, say, explain to them exactly why you don't want them to do what they are doing and what happens when they do, and, if possible, suggest an alternative in which to occupy themselves.
It's the difference between spending you life telling/yelling at a teenager to turn down his music, and buying him headphones for his birthday.
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I don't agree with that example. In my book a kid, no matter what age, living under my roof has to abide by my rules. If I tell him to turn the music down then he better do it because if I have to tell him a third time his radio will be thrown out the window. If he wants to enjoy loud music then let him come up with the idea of headphones himself.