These two things go hand in hand. An obese teen tends very often to turn into a troubled teen because being obese means being different from others and it means being alone. Show your teen that he/she is not the only teen with extra weight. Help your troubled teen to loose weight by taking care of its diet. ...
A teen tends to get stuck with a gang because they do not have developed all their thinking abilities yet. It is usually a mistake made by them. The only way to help your teen to get out from this gang is to take his confidence and make his mind think through logic demonstrations and conclusions. Using force can be fatal in some cases. ...
Troubled teen very often go through a phase where they get secluded from his/her family and get into deep loneliness which results to depression or gang involvements. In a way to prevent these kind of misshapenness, one should not let a troubled teen feel lonely. Spend time with your troubled teen before it is too late. ...
A teen dares to be disrespectful or violent with you when he stops feeling your need and your importance. Always keep a certain level of superiority with your troubled teen. This does not mean that you have to control him but it means that you to be the parent. This will help you to maintain a respectful relationship and your teen will not dare to be violent in front of you. ...
If your teen runs away it means that something is going wrong between you and you teen. Your work is to find what goes wrong and correct it. Imposing strict rules might not work. Be smooth but restrictive at the same. Giving your teen reasons and explanations helps. ...