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Cool Store for 13 Year Old Girl
Asked by M.H. from Denver
on December 11, 2010
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Hi there.
I am buying a gift for an unknown 13 year old girl. What is the cool store to buy a gift from?? (for clothes)
Thanks!!
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- I'm not sure what your budget is, but some things you could get: a calendar (I loved mine when I was that age. I kept records of all my friends' birthdays, etc.) boo...
- Justice for girls. They sells clothes geared to the tween age group. Not too horribly priced either. I've mostly seen them in malls but I've noticed a few free stan...
- My daughter is 12 and she loves Aeropostale,Hollister, ambercrombie and fitch....she also likes some of the stuff at Justice but has outgrown it a little. Claire's is ...
13 Year Old Daughter Is Not Making Good Decisions
Asked by A.W. from Kalamazoo
on January 27, 2012
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My 13 year old daughter has become deceitful and manipulative over the past year. I had her talk to a counseler over the summer because of some poor decision making ( ...
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- that seems WAY over the top for a 13yo - i'd speak to a physician asap, her school counselor, private counselor, something - i'd go as far as to looking into some type...
- Oh the teenage years, how I HATED them. I went through some tough times with my son when he was a teen. Bad decision making is one thing this is another story. She has...
- I was very deceitful as a teen too, although I never sent pictures or had sexual conversations. However I did sneak out and was drinking. Guess what mom did? She to...
My 14 Year Old Daughter's Lonliness
Asked by C.E. from Las Vegas
on March 17, 2008
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We have lived in Vegas for a year now and my 14 year old daughter has not made any friends to hang out with on the weekends. She is extremely lonely and depressed, Sh...
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- im a mother of 3 i have a 16 and 9 year old girls and a 12 year old son....we dont live in the best of neighborhood so some of the friends my kids have i would rather ...
- C., I know what you are going through from first hand experience. My dad was in the Air Force and we moved very often and ended up with three different high schools. ...
- I am going to tell you something that you aren't going to want to hear, but as a kid I grew up here in vegas. We moved here when I was 10. I am now 31. As I am sure...
Help with My 13 Year Old Son
Asked by D.P. from Jacksonville
on April 15, 2008
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It's funny, you know what to say and do when it's not your child.... My 13 year old son is very intellegent. He is in advanced classes, mature, ahead of most 13 year o...
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- I would definitely consider counseling, if not just to get a professional opinion on ways to handle the bullying. He's 13 which is a tough age to begin with and he's ...
- That is a hard situation to deal with for sure. I'm so worried about the world my child will grow up in. He's 2.7 years old. Perhaps, if you are able, you could rem...
- This is more common than you can possibly imagine. I taught juior/senior high for 10 years and every year stuff like this got worse and worse. Bullies are always bulli...
Childs Art Projects
Asked by A.F. from Portland
on November 6, 2006
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This is a silly question but my son is in daycare and hes always bringing home art projects and I love all that he does and hate to throw them away, but as you know af...
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- Hi A.. I totally know the dilema. What I do is I have a folder for each of my kids (I have 3) and put their work in there, then after a few months I go through and onl...
- If you have access to a scanner, like a previous poster suggested, then you can scan them into the computer. Once that's done, you can send them to a photo website, li...
- Have you thought of getting a "art box" like a little gift box or a old hat box and let him paint it and make it a art project that way when he brings you a painting y...
13 Year Old Daughter's Behavior
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on January 26, 2009
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Hello, My 13 year old daughter is in the 8th grade and has started hanging around with, in my opinion, a rough bunch of girls. She has a bad attitude about everything...
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- I think you are on the right track. I teach high school and have taught middle school (ten years ago). I have two boys, 4 and 11, and a 15 year old foreign exchange ...
- A., I'm going through the same thing as you. I also have a 13 year old who is driving me crazy. I'm loving all the responses you are getting. Last week there was an...
- I am in agreement with Tamela on this one. We have wide open lines of communication at our house. Nothing is off limits. Yes, oh yes there have been a few times...
13 Year Old Boy Self Esteem
Asked by L.N. from New York
on January 1, 2010
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our son, 13, has been talking about his painful feelings. he feels that he has never been good at any sports, we encourage him and support him, he sees the superstar ...
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- Seems to me this child (your son) should find something he is really good at and can enjoy as a hobby. He may not be a nayural athlete and that's ok. I hope he knows...
- God blesses each of us with different gifts. He still needs to find his. If he is more concerned about how others perceive him, it's normal at that age. Just tell him ...
- I think you should be proud of him and very releived that he trusts you to open up to you like that and talk about his feelings to you!!! That is so important! Look ...
Advise on a Gift for a 10 Year Old
Asked by J.D. from Boston
on April 10, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I'm going to be visiting some friends that we haven't seen in several years since they live out of state. Their children have really grown since we saw the...
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- I'd suggest tween type jewelry, like at Claire's, maybe nail polish if her parents aren't opposed or if she likes to read the Emily Windsnap series is a lot of fun for...
- My niece is 8 and loves Hannah Montana and High School Musical especially. Maybe something HSM related? Also if shes a bit more mature, something for her room. I was t...
- The kids at our school are all of a suddden into "gimp". It has been around forever but they love it! You can get it at Jo-Ann's. It is a long plastic - rubbery stri...
Ack! I Saw What My 12 Year Old Has Been Watching on Youtube!
Asked by A.K. from Portland
on November 23, 2008
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Hey Mamas,
I was on youtube tonight watching a link sent to me by a friend. I saw that my 12 year old son had an account. We do not allow him unsupervised computer ac...
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- First, no judgement!! A great resource is http://birdsandbeesandkids.com/. She's a local mom who does workshops, one on one consultation, and most Mondays she does a l...
- I think you're on the right track with focusing on the part about portraying himself as older. As far as the content... while you don't want him watching that, I feel ...
- i just found my 11 year old was looking at nude pics on ebay!! i totally agree with you that he shouldn't be in trouble and quite honestly, you and your hubby are bett...
12 Year Old No Longer Wants to Play Sports
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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My 12 (soon to be 13) year old son has decided he no longer wants to play sports. He has been in baseball, basketball, soccer and/or football for almost 9 years. He ...
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- I think the important thing is that he be involved with SOMETHING. To go from a very busy, highly structured routine of multiple sports to little or nothing gives oppo...
- Is he still interested in the skateboarding or did he lose interest in that as well? If he's still interested in the skateboarding, let him explore that or encourage ...
- First you need to talk to him to find out why he is no longer interested in sports. Maybe he has felt overcommitted all of those years and wants some time to himself....
