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Teenager Disrespectful to Me
Asked by M.K. from Milwaukee
on March 14, 2010
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My 14 year old daughter is very disrespectful to me and not understanding why. Don't know if disrespectful is the word I am looking for however she just doesn't want ...
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- Oh Honey...welcome to the club of teenage mothers!!! First of all, don't expect your daughter to process things and react to things in a "reasonable adult way"...she i...
- well i went thru it twice...my daughter was much harder than my son..you just have to stay at it-hormone changes in girls are much worse than boys-have her checked by ...
- I don't know why people consider disrespectful behavior from teenagers "normal". It can be handled and controlled. I know a bunch of teenagers who are not disrespectfu...
What to Do About Lazy Teen
Asked by S.M. from St. Louis
on May 23, 2008
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My 15 year old daughter is very smart, but very lazy. She does poorly in any class that requires homework. (I have even sat with her and gotten her started on projects...
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- She is acting out as she grows. Remember you are the parents and still have "some" control however you don't want her to go over the deep end and do things that would ...
- My 13yo son also has an interest in the culinary arts, and cooks often. But, he hates the common stuff, and cannot be expected to cook AND clean. If he makes an unneca...
- Your daughter may not be lazy. She may be suffering from A.D.H.D. The psychiatrists have just one diagnosis for A.D.D and A.D.H.D. since there are overlapping tendenci...
Need Help with Disrespectful Teen
Asked by L.K. from Austin
on January 23, 2011
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What to do with disrespectful teen? I have a 15 year old DD that I don’t know what to do about when it comes to her disrespect of me and her mouth. She is a good kid...
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- Do you mind if I laugh while reading this? This sounds like a typical parent-teen interaction. It's happening every day with almost every parent of teens. Take ...
- its a phase, that thankfully passes by around 17...
- It seems that most of the responses only told you that "this is normal teen behavior" or "if this is all she is doing you are lucky", I personally say you need to reel...
Attitude Adjustment
Asked by N.C. from Los Angeles
on February 26, 2008
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I just had this big fight with daughter over her sassy rude attitude. I guess part of my frustration is that as a kid I was never allowed to speak to my parents rudely...
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- Hi, N.. I'm a grandma of 65 who has raised 3 kids, I have 5 grandkids and am actively involved in the raising of my youngest a 4 year old. If I had it to do ov...
- lead by example, if you freak, it does not have a good impact. provide consistancy, structure and follow through- over time if you are really consistant you will see ...
- N., Just a few words on the differences from the earlier generation and the one today. I heard that the children look to the parents relationship and the way the...
10 Year Old Defiant Son
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2008
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I threaten him with...
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- maybe he just wants more attention from you- sounds a lot like my 8 year old son- the other thing a lot of us moms just threaten and we don't follow thru so that's a l...
- Sounds like you are dealing with ODD-Oppossitional Defiant Disorder and possibly ADHD-Attetion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I strongly suggest you get your son help...
- I am a 52y/o mom of 8 from ages 16-31, 4 of them adopted from Russia. 5 girls 3 boys. The first thing I see is that you are threatening him. Get parenting with love...
Disrespectful Behavior
Asked by C.T. from Fayetteville
on August 20, 2010
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Ok, I have 5 year old daughter who just started kindergarten. She is very disrespectful-I don't think that is her intention-we've gone over it with her time and time a...
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- Good work being firm on this now, but it may have gotten a little out of hand before you got super serious. Also, every child has a consequence they hate the MOST, and...
- It sounds like you are on the right track with consisten behavior, rewarding good behavior, etc. And as a teacher, I can say "thank you" for wanting to get a handle o...
- At this point it may be time for something extreme! Take away all of her toys. I mean all of them! Each day that she comes home with a good report, she can go in and p...
Defiant 10-Yr Old Boy
Asked by S.X. from Champaign
on February 20, 2008
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My oldest son (10) is extremely strong-willed and is becoming more and more defiant every day. The least little request is met with opposition. I tried giving him mo...
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- Something about 10 yr olds! My daughter was the sweetest child, and then she turned 10! I followed Dr.Phil's advice, and I started taking away all her toys, stuffed an...
- Dr. James Dobson has written a wonderful book, "Dare to Discipline", and I believe he has a second book "The strong willed child". Both books are excellent resources....
- Have you ever tried talking to him about his behavior during a car ride (with just you & him)? My 9 year old boy isn't so bad but when he does things like acting like...
Disrespectful 8 Yr Old
Asked by C.H. from Little Rock
on September 10, 2010
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I have a daughter that is 8yrs and has become increasingly disrespectful. She started out talking back and has now started nudging me out of the way or hitting me lig...
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- have you ever heard of a spanking? That always works. I know now a lot of parents are like we don't want to hit our children. What the hell do you think people back in...
- why don't you try diferent tekniques, like everytime she is good reward her with something small and shel know that she will get something for for being good. or try d...
- Dear C.H. -- I am so glad your older daughters did not act this way. It sounds like you have raised two well-behaved, caring, compassionate young women. Congra...
4 Year Old with Attitude
Asked by D.P. from Gainesville
on February 22, 2010
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ok so i know i ask alot of question,but im just curious how yall handle these kinds of thing. so my oldest daughter is 4 and she had the bad and very rude attitude lik...
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- Sounds like she has a subconscious issue making her feel like she should be in charge... could even be a "past life" influence where she was the parent and her dad was...
- you've gotten a lot of good advice. Be sure not to over discipline. That will either back fire or crush her spirit. Be reasonable. I always send other mom's struggli...
- There are a few things I'd recommend (some based upon other people's advice and some of my own). We grew-up in a very disciplinarian environment - respect was expec...
Acting Out
Asked by L.L. from Denver
on May 6, 2008
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We have a 3 year old grand daughter in our house that is very "rebellious" over everything. It's no to everything, back-talking like she is a teenager and going out o...
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- You are wonderful to be raising your granddaughter! Kids at 3 I think are way worse then any terrible twos by far! I think being super consistent, time outs for sa...
- Children dealing with birth parent visits have issues they deal with that are different from many other children. I'd recommend play therapy with a therapist that wor...
- L., First I have to say good for you for raising your grandchildren when they needed you. My mom raised my oldest son when my then youngest developed so many problem...
