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18 Year Old Out of Control!
Asked by D.B. from Dothan
on March 3, 2008
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I have an 18 year old daughter. She is in 11th grade, she works part time after school. She has no respect for me or my husband (her step dad). I constantly am doing f...
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- I'm sorry to hear what you are going through. Don't be afraid of your daughter. She knows she can threaten you (mentally speaking)and she is getting away with it. St...
- I agree that tough love is the best way to go. Tell her what you expect from her, but try not to be confrontational. At 18, she thinks she knows EVERYTHING ( trust m...
- Hi D.: Since your daughter is 18 now, I think it would be a "wake-up call" to her if you could bear to let go a little---and then NOT bailing her out when she does...
My Son Misses Kindergarten by 12 Days, Should I Find a Way Around the Deadline?
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on April 8, 2008
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My son is going to turn 5 on Sept. 12. He is currently attending a private school Pre-K program. Their deadline is October 1. He is set to continue to kindergarten ...
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- My oldest was 6 years old when he started school and my youngest was 5 1/2 when he started. I actually wish I could have kept my younger one until he was 6. Boys matu...
- I think your last sentence sums it up nicely. It depends on the child as to how well they are ready to go on. I have one son I'd try to find a way around for, and on...
- WOW! Look at all this advice. I don't have anything to say that hasn't already been said. Our son will be 5 on 8/27 and we've always known we would hold him back - ...
And I Thought I Was Sad Sending Her to Kindergarten
Asked by K.S. from Denver
on August 24, 2011
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Hi moms, I remember how hard it was sending my little girl to kindergarten, how worried I was. Well, now I just sent her off to middle school (6th grade) and I'm so su...
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- You are definitely not alone or crazy. My little girl went to 7th this year I cried last year too( actually I teared up a lil remembering it while reading your post lo...
- I posted because I was so sad dropping my 15 yr old baby off at high school this yr. I bawled when I took him to kinder (he asked me to leave so he could learn) :( but...
- not alone! My baby girl just turned 16 on the 21st and started 11th grade the 22nd. I cried all day on Monday LOL
Getting My 17.5 Year Old to Finish School
Asked by J.J. from Kansas City
on March 17, 2008
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My son is 17.5 and will be 18 on August 24th of this year. He has had great difficulty ever since he started middle school several years back. Right now he is looking ...
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- I have an 18 YO senior this year. He has never been into school that much...but somehow we I believe will make it though...so I get your frustration. About the meds....
- I have to agree that he's probably not old enough to decide about his meds. As a nurse, you are perfectly qualified to help him adjust them though - work with his Dr....
- J.--it is very possible that your son is gifted but also has a learning disability; LD frequently occurs with a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. My son, who is now 21, has ADD/...
Curfew for Teenagers...what Time Do You Have in Your Home?
Asked by P.F. from Las Vegas
on November 12, 2009
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This is for those of you moms who have older children and have or are facing what curfew you have for your teenagers. We are the parents of 4 children...our oldest ha...
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- Providing your 19yo is respectable and doing what you ask of him - (doing well in school, helping out at home, etc..) I wouldn't put a curfew on him. Your daughter is...
- You might want to check the law regarding minors driving. In California I think under 18 are not allowed to drive after 11:00pm. Our 17 year old son has an 11:00 curf...
- I agree with what other posters are saying and what you told her. He is older. He is an adult. When I was seventeen in high school I had a curfew. When I moved back ho...
Handling a 17 Year Old Son When He Refuses to Do Things
Asked by K.G. from Jamestown
on July 21, 2008
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My oldest son is a really good kid. But he is so very lazy.
When he is asked to do things around the house, it's like pulling teeth to have him get it done and it's ...
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- Give this child a list of some weekly responsibilities around the house....basically things that would effect him. Tell him he's old enough to deal with these things ...
- MOM, very eassy solution, no money, and you don't make him dinner, do his laundry , give him rides, NOTHING, if he wants to be treated as an adult then stop bab...
- We have two 14 year olds - they are very good kids, but when they are not obedient, they "lose" the very next thing they were looking forward to, i.e. a get together w...
Trying to Make a Decision on Starting Kindergarten
Asked by C.S. from Detroit
on December 19, 2008
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Hi. I have a 4-year-old boy who is due to start Kindergarten next Fall. However, we are considering waiting a year because of his size (he is just into a 3T). A litt...
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- If he is bright and ready for school, send him. Why hold him back for his size. There are kids in my boys that are a good foot taller and a lot stockier than him. It j...
- I work in an early childhood center that has prek through 2nd grade. There are 1st graders that are the same height as my 18 month old and kindergarteners taller than...
- If your family runs to small stature, then he will still be smaller than the other kids next year, and if not then... he will be when it really starts to get mean, in ...
Just Curious
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on December 8, 2010
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My husband's coworker's son, let us call him Dave, recently wrote a "report" as a senior class project. He submitted this to a local paper, a letter to the editor/opi...
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- Hi Mama To be honest if that was my son I think that I would be quite annoyed and disappointed to think a topic on alcohol cosumption was his idea of injustice. I wo...
- By the time a child is a senior in HS his/her parents should NOT be dictating his assignment topic. To do so would be classic 'helicopter parenting" and in my opinion...
- Like Angela, I'd be more disappointed in the grammar and spelling errors. Although my oldest is 12, I only check her work if she asks me. She's on the high honor ro...
Guiding Kids in Their College Majors
Asked by J.W. from Kansas City
on April 13, 2011
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Our (extended) family has been having many conversations about life post college particularly one's earning potential. My question is for those of you entered college...
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- It's hard to ask a 18 year old to map out their entire future. I know I didn't know what I wanted to do. My parents encouraged me to not pick a major and take a vari...
- Back when I had just started college I told my Dad one day that I was going to be a Business major because I figured it would be something I could make money with. My ...
- My father had a big influence on my major. He stressed a "skill" versus a more open-ended major. ie: engineering versus history. I listened to him and am glad. My ...
Height and Age of First Menstration
Asked by M.B. from Washington DC
on May 26, 2011
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I've heard that the earlier you have your first period, the most likely you are to be shorter than if you got it later. Actually, so far I have found mixed results. ...
