And the Music Gets Louder

If you are the parent of a teenager then you will know that they are music mad; not only that, they appear to be hard of hearing at a young age. Each time you or another adult complains about the noise the music gets louder - this is not magic, it is your teenager trying to listen to his or her music without the interference of adult voices. There are a number of options here, don't complain then at least it won't get any louder, turn off the main fuses so they can't play their music, resign yourself to wearing earplugs. These are just some of the options, I have been known to switch off the fuses when one of my sons was playing his music and my eldest daughter was also trying to listen to her music, a noise war ensued at which point I pulled the fuse. This might seem pretty drastic but there were no more noise wars.

You could try talking to your teenager but don't do it when they are trying to listen to their music. The best time to do this is to wait until they want something from you and then make your request, this is sneaky but often very effective. You won't get total silence but you might at least be able to talk above the noise.