Beauty: Teen
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Unmotivated 16 Year Old
Asked by J.Y. from Pittsburgh
on January 10, 2009
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My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to h...
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- J.: I suffered from depression since age 14...at that age I had counseling, but no meds (at that time my parents believed I just "needed Jesus"...that's why I commend...
- Aside from something 'mental' going on, it's possible that she may need one-on-one help because she may not be 'getting it'. You could look into a tutoring school... I...
- Sometimes people are conditioned to be what they hear people calling them. So if she hears that she is lazy, unmotivated, depressed. Then she feels that is who she i...
Curfew for My 15 Year Old Daughter?
Asked by M.C. from Indianapolis
on September 19, 2009
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My 15 year old daughter will turn 16 next month. Some of her friends drive, so she can now stay out late if she wants to and we allow her to. So far we haven't had any...
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- my son is only 1, but when i was growing up (i'm now 30) i didn't have a set curfew. it just depended on what i was doing. but usually i would have to be home around...
- When my son was 16 I let him stay out to 12 because that was my curfew growing up. If he wanted to stay longer at a friends house and play video games he would call me...
- My curfew when I was a kid would always vary. (I can't go by my own kids because they're 4 years and 8 months!) If I wanted to go see a late movie, I could go but I ...
16 Year Old Wants Tanning Membership
Asked by M.K. from Dallas
on November 25, 2012
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Back about 23 years ago at age 16 I went tanning. At 17-20 I worked at one and had a nice tan.
But since then I've never been in sun much or have been into being dark...
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- I will never be ok with my children tanning. I don't tan and I want to keep my kids from developing skin cancer. I think it is important for kids to be in love with wh...
- I just had two close people in my life die of Melanoma. Its a fast cancer and its very very painful. One of our friends was just buried last Wednesday. A little mole t...
- Stigma? By stigma, do you mean documented, proven, and elevated risk? That's what tanning beds are. A scientifically proven elevated risk of getting skin cancer. We're...
16 Year Old with Job - Help Pay?
Asked by T.B. from Eau Claire
on October 14, 2011
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My 16 year old just started a job. We have never asked for her to pay for anything - including gas/fun money/cell phone, etc. Course she never had a job before eithe...
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- My parents 'garnished' half of my paycheck to pay for car insurance, groceries to help the family and cheerleading. I put about 15% into savings, 10% to tithing and th...
- I think that absolutely sounds fair. When I was in high school and worked, if I wanted to drive I had to contribute. I had a checking account at 16. I paid half of my...
- At 16, I was paying for my gas, and half the insurance (I shared a car with my sister so we split insurance cost) and entertainment costs (movies, extra shopping- my m...
Hygiene/Healthy Beauty
Asked by D.H. from New York
on November 16, 2009
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What do you tell your tween daughters (ages 7-14), about skin and hair care/personal hygiene? I am the mother of a tween girl and the founder of Ottilie & Lulu, a ski...
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- My girls are 6 and 3 right now, so I haven't quite gotten there yet. I have discussed showering/bathing with my 6 yr old. I too told her she could be "the stinky kid" ...
- I started my kids about deodarant and cleaning their skin after i heard a teacher comment that her classroom stinks after recess... she was a 4th grade teacher and sa...
- I appeal to my 10-year-old daughter's emerging sense of vanity. I remind her about the "smelly kid" in school whose pungent aroma often clears a five-foot radius arou...
Helping Teen with Beauty and Hygiene
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on May 22, 2008
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I currently work with teenagers at my church. One teen in particular is a precious girl, who does wonderfully academically, and is just a great kid in general. Howeve...
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- Try having a Spa Day with her. A lady I work with runs a Cinderella project and she did that with her girls. My sister and I sell spa products and she did this for t...
- I have a 12 year old step daughter who used to have the same problem. Her mother would send her here for a weekend visitation and had a lot of the same problems you'r...
- It sounds like this girl would be perfect for you to 'take under your wing'. I think that if you are able (I am not sure how much time you can spend together) to do m...
Discussing Hair Removal with Tween
Asked by H.P. from Los Angeles
on May 20, 2008
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Thank you all for your responses, but I no longer need additional comments on "my request",so, I deleted it. Unfortunately there is no way to entirely delete this, but...
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- Why are you okay with waxing, but not okay with shaving? Just curious. =-)
- I am a mother of daughters and they had simular situations. My oldest did at that age need to shave because kids were teasing her at school and my next daughter had b...
- The way you question comes off is as if you want to have her do it your way or be punished for doing it by waxing ( since waxing is painful) It sounds a little twisted...
Teen Acne
Asked by T.H. from Columbus
on April 7, 2008
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my 16 year old daughter has really bad acne and it is getting worse. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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- I am a Mary Kay consultant. We have a variety of products to help with that. First questions: What is she currently using? How often is she washing her face? ...
- My son had really good results with Proactiv. You can buy it at a kiosk in the Greenwood Park Mall or online.
- The "All Clear" line for acne is the best. Our family tried Proactive, Dr. visits and everything in between and this truly works, not only for my teens, but I was s...
Party Favor and Game Ideas for 15 y.o. Girls
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on February 4, 2012
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What is a good party favor for 15 year old girls. We are having 14 girls for a sleepover next weekend....eeee gads, but it should be fun.
Anyone have any activitie...
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- What about a scavenger hunt? Do you have enough adults to break it into 3 or 4 groups so an adult can go with each group? You could go door to door and ask the neigh...
- Most 15 yr olds are not into games. A hit around here is always the mani/pedi/facial. They can do it for each other or you can go to a salon. Movies Limo r...
- As long as you have plenty of food, music and movies, those 15 year old will make their own fun. Just make sure they aren't thinking sneaking out, bringing in boys ...
Dove Real Beauty Sketches
Asked by J.K. from Sacramento
on April 16, 2013
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Have you seen this ad that Dove has put together? What a lovely reminder to appreciate the uniqueness of ourselves, and to know that we are all beautiful ladies... e...
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- That is an amazing project and ad! I've never see. This ad run on tv. It informs what we already know deep down: we are our is worst critics. O. word, phrase, incide...
- I cried. That was beautiful. It's sad how we forget how beautiful we are and just start to pick away at ourselves. Thanks to you J. and Dove, for reminding us.
- Thank you for posting the link. Dove is truly innovative in it's approach. I suspect the campaign was created by a fellow mother. I recommend the mentoring girls po...
