Disrespect & Disobedience: Teen
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16 Year Old Daughter
Asked by M.S. from Pittsburgh
on October 13, 2009
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My daughter has just turned 16 in September. She is for the most part a good kid. She has her head on straight (most of the time), but loves to give me a hard time. ...
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- Dear M. - SO sorry about your trials w/ your 16-yr-old. From what I've read, it seems like she's going through a LOT of things on her plate all at once, and it's just ...
- Does she also have friends at the prep school ? Do you ever invite her to have them come home with her on a weekend ? Do you have an opportunity to talk to a guidanc...
- the local school district is not a good one? Maybe she wants to be close to home while she can be. She is getting older and yes friends do become more import...
Seeking Parents Advice on Rules for My 15 Year Old Son.
Asked by C.U. from New York
on September 4, 2010
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My son has in general always been respectful, kind, hardworking and grateful. After recieving his iphone and entering into the texting, facebook world everything abou...
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- hi sorry but you need to relax a little and compromise with him,, if you want him to respect you,,you need to back off. Yes i can see why you have those rules but havi...
- As long as he kept the "f*** you" under his breath, let it go. Tell him you'd better not ever hear that out loud. Since he in general has always been respectful, k...
- The FU does need to be addressed and they lie about not saying it even more so...maybe no phone for a week or a grounding. I would tell him that during this groundi...
Advice on 15 Year Old Daughter
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on March 10, 2007
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Hello - I need advice on what to do in a situation regarding my 15 year old daughter. She has been sneeking around behind my back to talk to and to see a boy that her...
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- OK... I was that 15yr old also... I'm telling you now... if she knows that you can see what she is doing on the computer and you know she went out with him then she wi...
- Hi Kelli, I don't have teenage children yet but I can speak from my own experience as a teen. My friends and I all seemed to hook up with boys who were less than d...
- My daughter is now pregnant at 17, and she is going to see just hard being a parent is. My daughter began to sneak around and hand out with the wrong people. The m...
Seeking Help with a 17 Year Old Live in Stepdaughter!
Asked by T.R. from Goldsboro
on February 12, 2008
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Hello, I am a 31 almost 32 year old step mom of a 17 year old stepdaugher. She is very angry and literally hates me. She has lived with her father always. Unfortunatly...
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- I personally don't have any experience on your end, just on hers as a teenage girl with a mom. (yet, my daughter is 2). I am a late bloomer, all of my friends have t...
- First of all since the father has had her all of her life I would let him take on that responsibility, seeing that the young lady does not fear you. Put the pressure b...
- Hi T., This young woman is doing fine physically, socially and academically and wants space from you (very age appropriate). Her father does not see a problem either....
15 Year Old Son Hates me.....do I Believe Him or Let It Slide?
Asked by B.G. from Los Angeles
on July 17, 2011
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Hi. I am so down today. I always knew it was "normal" for a 15 year old son not to like his parents, but it hurt me so badly today when he said it out loud. He told...
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- when we were teenagers, we didnt just hate our parents, we hated the entire world, everyone was against us, we knew everything at the same time we were trying to figur...
- I'm sorry for your pain, B.. Sometimes when it's hard to talk one on one, a letter can be very effective. Have you thought of writing a letter to him? There are se...
- Oh mama it hurts so much when they are like that. THe other mamas are right, and 8kidsdad. Rehearse what you will say to him when he says it again, or something ...
16 Year Old Step Daughter?
Asked by N.G. from New York
on July 12, 2012
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Hello, I've recently married my husband who has two kids one is a 12 year old boy, and the other is a 16 year old girl. I have a 12 year old boy also, along with two 1...
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- She may feel like she's betraying her mom if she's too nice to you, if she likes you, if she spends time with you, etc. I would let her know that you're not trying to...
- What might feel like a "cold shoulder" to you probably isn't to her. Only children and "almost onlies" are slightly different and can be perceived as shy, but really a...
- aren't you lovely? i'll give a page from my ES (evil stepmother)'s handbook. just emanate warmth and love, and let her approach you and the rest of the family on her ...
Advice for Dealing with a 15 Year Old...
Asked by B.C. from Joplin
on May 14, 2011
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I am looking for REAL advice...and I know that I have been lenient to the extreme. I worry that I am too close to the situation to be rational...at the moment i just f...
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- I had issues with my son and tried to take his cell phone away as punishment for bad behavior/grades. He refused and called dad. he is still there and I miss him so mu...
- Damn... a 15 y/o acting like that? I'd have beaten him before it got to that point. Seriously. Some things deserve physical discipline... such as being disrespectfu...
- IMHO you need major counseling to deal with this . . . as soon as possible. The issue sounds much deeper than curfews and GPA. I wish you luck - praying for you guys.
Curfew for a 17 Year Old?
Asked by J.F. from Houston
on November 26, 2012
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My 17 year old daughter (August birthday) has been pushing the boundaries for years now. She quit school recently, got a GED, and now works full time. She wants to b...
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- I may be in the minority here but I think 1am is reasonable since she is not in HS. She is going to do what she is going to do so I would relax the rules in as many a...
- Honestly, I wouldn't want to be around people who were always lecturing me either. The only difference between this girl and an adult is that it's not August yet. Sh...
- when i was this age, my curfew was basically whatever time i told my mom i'd be done (with whatever). but i earned that. i would say at the very least, talk to her...
My 16 Year Old Daughter Has Moved Out
Asked by M.C. from Albany
on May 17, 2010
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After an argument last week, my daughter skipped school, returned home while everyone was at work, packed a bag, left a note and went to her friend's house.
The fri...
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- Yep, call the police. They will have to release her to you. Your daughter needs help. She will hate you for it now, but love you for it later in life. Love her eve...
- My daughter ran away so many times and the police went and got her every time. The mother is harboring a runaway and can get into a lot of trouble. She became involve...
- M., My heart goes out to you. The first thing I would say you should do is go see a counselor at your church, if you don't have a church find out with your friends o...
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...
