Q&A for How to Get Ungrounded

Depending on the personalities of your parents, it may be hard to get the electronics back. But if you help around the house, show responsibility, stay out of trouble, and if/when you do ask for them back, you do so in a calm and cordial way, most likely they'll be reasonable with you.

Try to make them believe that you tried your best and that you didn't mean to get that grade. Tell them that you will work hard to improve.

Probably so, unless you have the resources to move far away, change your name and get a new ID, find a job and live on your own. Once you are found, your grounding is likely to be extended, perhaps with even more restrictions.

Do all you chores without be asked, get good grades, and be kind and respectful to your parents.

Follow the advice in wikiHow article Tell Your Parents that You're Depressed .

Be patient, and make sure you're on your best behavior. Tell your parents what you've learned from your grounding, and they may let you off early.

Apologize and try to explain what happened. Be honest. Tell them you didn't study hard enough, or you didn't understand the material, or whatever. Tell them it won't happen again because you're going to work harder and get extra help from a teacher, tutor, etc.

Explain why you had maple syrup. Ask why it was wrong and say that you will try to not do it again

Just sit them down when they have some time to give you their full attention, and explain how you've been feeling, how long you've been feeling that way, and what tends to cause it. Tell them how they can help you and support you. If you want to go to the doctor and discuss it with them, ask them to make an appointment for you. Don't worry, your parents love you and they want to help you. You can tell them anything.

Take a deep breath and walk away. Remind yourself of what is going to happen to you if you fight with your sibling. The punishment isn't worth it. They're probably annoying you on purpose so that you get in trouble. Don't let them win!

Apologize to the person you threatened, preferably in front of your parents. Tell your parents you understand that what you did was wrong and you'll never do it again. Don't try to make excuses for yourself. Don't immediately ask to be ungrounded, just apologize and then wait a couple of days. Then try approaching your parents and saying something like, "I really learned my lesson, and I was wondering if there is anything I can do to earn my privileges back."

You might not be able to, but if you want to try, approach your parents and apologize sincerely for cussing. Say that it was a mistake and you realize now how inappropriate it was. If they see that you're really sorry, they might let you off the hook.

Show them/tell them exactly what you're doing. How are you working on your anger issues? What plan have you developed to accomplish this? Give them proof, and whenever you're talking to them (about this or anything else) stay calm at all times, no matter what.

You will have to talk to your parents about what you did, and then if they decide you are ungrounded you can go out.

If you don't have any proof that you weren't playing games, you will probably just have to accept the punishment. If you try to argue, they'll probably only get angrier.

They're your parents. Why can't you trust them? Just approach them and try to have a calm conversation about your punishment. If you're in an abusive situation, please talk to another adult about this, like a teacher or counselor.

That's pretty serious and it's unlikely you'll be able to get out of trouble without serving the full sentence of your grounding. Just apologize, tell your parent(s) you learned your lesson, and try to lay low until they're not mad anymore.

That's the thing about grounding, you will miss out on things you want to do. Unfortunately you probably won't be able to go to the cinema, but you can regain your parents trust by not getting anymore detentions so you don't get grounded again.

Ask your parents if they will let you go to the fair and then extend your grounding an extra day or two beyond when your punishment was supposed to be over.

The only person that can stop you from lying is you. If there are certain reasons you are lying, then think about those reasons and how you can change your behaviors so you don't feel like you have to lie. This will help you stop getting grounded. You can stop hanging around someone if you don't want to be friends with them anymore.

Just try to be super responsible and helpful around the house. Ask your parent(s) if you can help them with whatever they're doing when you see them doing something. They'll either take you up on it and possibly shorten your punishment, or they'll get tired of you asking and un-ground you.

Just say you're sorry to your brother, and make sure he’s okay. Also apologize to your parents, telling them that you will be more considerate in the future.

Think about why you keep getting in fights and try to avoid situations or change your behaviors that lead to fights. Talk to your school counselor and try to come up with a solution.

Stop breaking the rules or getting into trouble and they will stop grounding you. Believe it or not, they don't like it any more than you do.

No. It normally takes time to get your stuff back, but talk to your parents if you can and be really respectful, mature, and civil.

It's highly unlikely he'll unground you. I've been caught with whiskey before, and was grounded for nearly six months. But, you can apologize, show more maturity and responsibility, and ask for things back, little by little, after about a month or so. Start small, like asking if you can talk to friends on the phone for a few minutes a day. Work your way up to bigger things like using social media and actually going out with your friends.

If your family is strict, try talking with them about what you did wrong. If they don't let you off the hook, make sure you are good at home and showing responsibility by doing chores, doing your homework, cooking meals (if you're allowed), etc. You can also try being more agreeable and respectful in general.

Tell your parents you're genuinely sorry for whatever you did and ask for forgiveness. Tell them the field trip will be educational so that they can see some value in letting you go.

Maybe just ask your parents. Say, "Hey, do you think I could be ungrounded?" Then maybe they will explain why or why not and you can gather the information from that conversation. If they say no, wait another week and try again.

Try filling your time with activities that don't involve electronics. Read, draw, play a board game, talk to friends (if you're allowed), clean your room, or go for a walk.