1) Don’t treat talking back as disrespectful of authority because the reverse is actually true. Disrespect is shown by ignoring and dismissing what parents say, treating it as not worth attending to. By talking back, however, the teenager affirms and engages with their authority by taking it on.
When you call a dead phone does it ring?
Answer: A: With a dead battery it should not ring but it should go to voicemail directly.