Grounding: Tween
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Off Punishment?
Asked by F.M. from Lincoln
on March 9, 2012
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6 weeks ago i went to parent/teacher conf for my 14 yr old. She made the honor roll. She is a gifted student, so school comes very natural and very easy for her. (n...
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- The only lesson she is going to learn from you continuing her punishment is that you don't mean what you say, that you are punitive, and that there is no point in gett...
- You need to follow through with what you said. As long as she got her grades up as your expectations outlined, you need to follow through with the "contracted" agreem...
- I get those same answers from my oldest she sounds a lot like him. I get onto him when he has a B because I know he's not trying. I would say since she took her gra...
Type of Punishment for 13 Year Old
Asked by D.P. from Detroit
on October 28, 2008
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So our 13 year created his own my space account against our wishes so to speak. he has been begging us for one for a sometime now. We have told him that we didn't ap...
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- Hello D., I believe that you are both right. He set up the page against your wishes, so if he is allowed to keep it what has he learned? That he can get away with it!...
- Maybe since he was begging for myspace you should have sat and talked to him and found out why he felt it was so important. My Daughter is 14 and she has a myspace. It...
- I agree that a punishment is in order because he went against your wishes. But, I think he should be able to keep his myspace account because everyone has one and you...
14 Year Old Thinks Rules Too Strict - NO MORE RESPONSES PLEASE. THANKS for ALL!
Asked by K.L. from Memphis
on December 8, 2008
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My 14 year old daughter seems to think a few of my rules are too strict. So, she asked me if I’d get the opinion of other mothers – particularly those I don’t k...
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- Hi K., I have 3 children(9,5 and 2) so I'm not dealing with this yet but I think your rules are reasonable. I do feel you can compromise some on the 2 per month ...
- I think the rules you have in place are very generous. My 14 yr old does not have such freedoms. Everything she does is monitored,from her online activites to her phon...
- I am a mother of 5 and I really think that your rules are "very" GOOD. She is lucky to have a curfew of 10p.m. When my kids were at the age of 13 to 16, their curfew w...
Appropriate Punishment?
Asked by L.T. from Cincinnati
on September 9, 2011
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While I was at work tonight and my hubby was home with my kids, my boys took off. They had been playing outside in the yard, but then hubby didn't see them and began ...
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- How close is the neighbor? I would ask the neighbor to keep an eye on the boys and simply take off (both you and hubby) on them be gone an hour to hour and a half and...
- Wow. So glad your boys are safe and at home now. I can imagine that you have mixed feelings about being so grateful that they are safe and being very pissed off that t...
- I think they might have learned their lesson. Tell them next time to make sure that dad hears them, and that they are not allowed to take a walk like that again until...
Dealing with 12 Year Old Son's Behavior Problems
Asked by L.C. from St. Louis
on March 12, 2008
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Hello, I'm looking for suggestions for disciplining my 12 year old son with ADHD. He's usually a good kid but he's been having problems latly at home and at school. Th...
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- He's 12! It happens to all 12 year olds, male and female alike. It's part of growing up! All you can do is be patient and continue to show him right from wrong. You ca...
- Have the doctor's check his med levels. It's not uncommon for kids--esp. boys--body chemistry to change as they hit puberty. It can effect the benefits of the medici...
- My first advice is to think about what is REALLY important to your son...what he likes, enjoys, and wants to do in his down time. Think about using these as rewards/r...
Supervising Instant Messaging of 12 Year Old Girl
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2008
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My 12 year old daughter has been on IM for for a few months. Before this, she was on email, which I told her I was supervising (reading periodically). There were sever...
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- Hi A., what a yucky situation to be in! Our media is sexualizing kids younger and younger these days. It doesn't seem like suspending priveledges is going to lead to...
- Hello, A.. My heart went out to you when you explained what you've been going through with your twelve year old daughter. It can be quite disturbing to find out ...
- Hey A., I am experiencing something similar, not quite that bad, with my stepdaughters. They LIVE on the internet, myspace, IM, etc. I am a friend on their myspac...
Appropriate Punishment for Teen Son
Asked by C.R. from Columbus
on October 5, 2009
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Hello,
I've just been notified that my 13 year old is missing assignments at school again! This has been a struggle ever since middle school started. I'm trying to d...
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- I had the teachers send me personally a list of assignments that were due for the week on Monday. I sat him down at the dining table and made sure there was no radio,...
- I've raised 3 kids, youngest now a freshman in college. I told them it was up to them to do their homework and study and if they didn't do the work, but could still ge...
- Welcome to the teen years. With 4 kids I'm sure you have realized long ago that they are each different. Middle school is about trying to "fit-in" - to be like everyo...
What Chores Do You Expect from Your 10 Year Old and What Discipline Do You Use
Asked by G.G. from San Antonio
on May 14, 2008
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My 10 year old daughter is uncooperative when asked to assist around the house. There is a power struggle and attitude when asked to perform even simple tasks. Then e...
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- G., I have felt your pain. :) My husband came up with a really neat idea, and so far has worked wonders. (We've had the plan in action about 4-5 months now) First o...
- My 10 yr old sets and clears the table every night (pending homework status). She is also responsible for cleaning up any messes she makes. Also, she can dust the fu...
- I have a 16, 14 & 11 year old. I have one discipline method that really REALLY works with them. If I asked them to do something in the past, I dealt with the same re...
Grounding My Middle Schooler
Asked by L.H. from Cedar Rapids
on March 9, 2008
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Hi Ladies
I need a little advice from any moms who have a little insight on 12 year old Boys.
My son recently lied to me about his where abouts and who he was with. ...
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- Hello L., I agree with your punishment. Stick to it. I also think that you all need to sit him down and talk with him (not at him) to get to the bottom of the ...
- I have a 12 year old girl who did basically the same thing. She asked to go to a friend's house after school and then went to her friends and then to a boys house near...
- Grounded from the phone and computer AND from leaving the house for two weeks -- I'd call that a stiff penalty -- but whatever punishment you choose, you have to enfor...
12 Year Old
Asked by M.V. from Dallas
on May 9, 2010
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Hello everyone.......I need some advice...I am a single mom ....of a 12 year old son who I have been having problems with. He is a wonderful, loving kid, but for the...
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- Middle school is such a tough time of life. Be firm yet understanding with him. A really good resource is a book called Surviving Middle School. It is written for k...
- I think you have been given some great advice. I would just add a few things, assuming he has no learning or reading problems, but just hates to read. My son also hate...
- Two great book I'd like to suggest is Love and Logic for teens and Bright Minds Poor Grades. Both books concentrate on having the child "own" their problems and encou...
