How do you deal with teenage know it all's

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Just that really.
3 teenage daughters, 12,14 and 15. they're lovely mostly but by GOD this evening they think they know it all about everything and tonight I'm finding it hard to bite my tongue.
Tell me how you all cope
( without a lecture about free thinking and all that, thanks. Obvs I'm encouraging that)

I tend to not engage unless it's something of huge importance. Just tune out if possible. Or just a raise of my eyebrows...

Headphones...and alcohol. 🤣

Tell them you're not young enough to know everything and leave it at that.

My son was (is!) like this.

If I start to say something and the immediate response is "I know" - I reply "oh good" and walk away and busy myself.

It's taken a number of occasions where actually he didn't and he's missed things, forgotten things or missed out in things for him to realise it may be worth listening to what I have to say - just in case

Three is too many to argue with.

Only allow them in the house one at a time.

@KaleSlayer

Headphones...and alcohol. 🤣

I think my teens use their AirPods to do the same to me

My youngest seems to want to argue with me about everything. I swear if I said the sky was blue she'd say it was red.

And this is just in day to day conversation

You need some grey rock phrases like "Oh yes" "Really?" and a good fake nod so that they can vent/rant

@ForThePurposeOfTheTape

You need some grey rock phrases like "Oh yes" "Really?" and a good fake nod so that they can vent/rant

Yes I do, though they tend to pull me up if I'm not listening.

That starts a whole new bloody argument

Ha, I have one of those teens. He has answer for everything!🙄

Oh I’m sorry I didn’t make any dinner. I must’ve forgotten to take my brain medicine... now who put the car out?

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@HarrisMcCoo

Ha, I have one of those teens. He has answer for everything!🙄

I swear that they would disagree with themselves Just so they can disagree with me

I'm quite deaf which can be a blessing at times. DH says "mhmm mhmm" with the appropriate tone.

We try and let it wash over us

Nod and smile, head tilt. All those school gate skills, basically.

Only two years to go and you can take one out for driving practice. They can tell you that you know nothing about driving too.

Painful. Sympathies, OP. Here, have a , it’s the weekend.

“You’re no doubt right, dear,” said in a vague, fuzzy sort of way with a smile. Kill them with kindness and understanding.

Deep breath.
Scream into pillow.
Repeat 'they will grow out of this' over and over again.
Smile and nod.

Engage them in discussion, ask them why they have their viewpoints and if they can back it up by providing source. We had many a good debate/discussion built on teenage know it all

I stand in front of him and phone my mum to apologise for all the times I did it to her 😁

Just said to Dh.
"How many more years left"

Usually filled with dread at them leaving home but now I'm pintresting what I can do with the spare rooms ......

@flashylamp

Engage them in discussion, ask them why they have their viewpoints and if they can back it up by providing source. We had many a good debate/discussion built on teenage know it all

I do this frequently. Can't be arsed with it all tonight

This reminds me of a postcard I saw once which said:

TEENAGERS!
Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents?
ACT NOW!
Move out, get a job and pay your own bills
WHILE YOU STILL KNOW EVERYTHING!

Smile nod and start talking about menopause and tena lady or how you're so offended with a friend who didn't invite you to a bbq/tea/phone you back
They will run and hide quite quickly

@flashylamp

Engage them in discussion, ask them why they have their viewpoints and if they can back it up by providing source. We had many a good debate/discussion built on teenage know it all

There just comes a point I just can't listen to any more old cobblers they come out with sometimes let alone indulge them by asking about it.