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Seeking Advice for Out of Control 16 Year Old
Asked by M.A. from Dallas
on May 21, 2009
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I am seeking advice for a 16 year old who is out of control. A little bit about our sitation - I am 31 single female (no kids)with a 16 year old sister. Our mother die...
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- Wow this is so tough as my friend has a girl like this...she has sent her away to an all girls school for dicipline probs. Her mom doesn't have it in her to get contr...
- http://www.happyhillfarm.org/admissions_requirements.cfm
- I highly recommend www.sosinc.org. I know one of the gals who runs this organization and she's wonderful...and totally dedicated to helping kids and their families. ...
17 Year Old Wanting to Spend Way Too Much Time with His Girlfriend!
Asked by K.H. from Wichita
on December 9, 2010
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I need some advice before I do something drastic to hurt my relationship with my 17 year old son! He has had a girlfriend for 6 months now (he is 17, she is 15) and t...
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- Your son is acting like a normal teenager. Why night invite her over for dinner snd a movie. Maybe that way you can get to know her better and spend time with your son.
- my son has been dating his g/f for a year and was 17 when he started dating her. She is a year younger. They spend more time at our house than hers but they both kno...
- What time does he come home during the week nights? Is he doing his homework and overall a good student, etc? If so I wouldn't worry to much, he is almost 18 and just ...
Full of Excuses 15 Year Old
Asked by H.W. from Des Moines
on January 26, 2011
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I have a 15 yo step daugher who live with me and her dad primarily; she sees her mom twice per week and every ohter weekend. Gets along fine with her mom, not a big f...
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- I agree with Amanda that natural consequences has to take hold in order for her to learn. Be supportive, but also do not protect her from those consquences. Parenting ...
- Welcome to the Teen years. I still believe with all my heart that aliens clone our good children and leave these clones in their place! You can tell when the cloning...
- When you are fifteen EVERYTHING is dramatic and if it isn't, you want it to be and if it still isn't, you try and make it as dramatic as possible. Not all fifteen...
17 Year Old Who Quit School
Asked by S.W. from Charlotte
on April 29, 2007
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I have a 17 year old son and I also have a 15 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. Last month my 17 year decided he no longer wants to go to school--"and I can't ...
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- My husband quit highschool when he was a junior...that was after failing because of attendance. He is smart as whip, almost too much so for his own good. However, af...
- I'm not really sure, but here's my thoughts. tell him that he is only 17, which means he is not an adult and he doesn't get ot make decisions like dropping out of scho...
- well, I also dropped out when I was 16...I moved out of my moms house...I didint give a rip about the tough love thing. My best friend atthe time was doing night schoo...
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 ...
Outfit Ideas for Upcoming "Natural" Pageant
Asked by R.R. from Salt Lake City
on April 16, 2010
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Hi moms,
I asked this a month or so ago and didnt get to many responses, so I thought I would ask again :) I put my now 13 month old daughter in a prelims pageant f...
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- Rather than tell us not to speak up for a child who knows no better and will not know better until she is at least 18 years of age (the brains judgement mechanism is n...
- Seriously... would just a cute diaper work??? Or PJ's & a lovey???
- definitely dark jeans, my daughter has some dark sparkly jeans that i love, with a blouse or cute T. Something that says "her." I also think a ruffly shorter skirt wit...
16 Year Old Son Ran Away 2 Weeks Ago
Asked by J.J. from New York
on July 13, 2010
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I found this site through a lonely move on my part, last week I put into a Google search box, "my 16 year old son ran away" and one of the threads here at mamapedia ca...
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- Just a warning. My 15 year old ran away under the same idea as your son. To be independent, follow her own rules, etc. etc. I called DCFS for help. DO NOT DO THIS!! Th...
- Stay strong!! Maybe since you haven't heard from him, you should contact the police officer who said he would help. How is he able to eat, travel, etc.? Is there an AT...
- Hi J., I am really sorry what you and your kid are going through. When I was around his age I run away too. At that point I thought it was because my mom didn't under...
Trouble Disciplining a 17 Year Old
Asked by J.A. from Minneapolis
on April 21, 2008
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My daughter has always been an exceptionally bright girl. She was in high performance classes at school and would panic if she was getting anything lower than an 'A'....
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- J., I feel for ya! I was that 17 year old... I had a 4.0 in high school and when I was 17 I was raped by a co-worker. I didn't tell anyone b/c I didn't think anyone...
- It sounds like the boundaries in your house have completely fallen apart. You have to remember that you are the parent, and what you says goes, no matter what. You...
- Why are you letting a 17 year old 'boss' you and manipulate you? You are the parent, she is the kid. You can take away her privileges: driving YOUR car, the cellpho...
What to Get 15 Year Old Nephew
Asked by M.R. from Kansas City
on December 14, 2009
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I have been racking my brain for gift ideas for my 15 year old nephew. (I don't buy video games though) He's athletic, likes to read. What are you getting your teen...
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- My son is 14...a new game system isn't in my budget this year, some ideas that I am using for my son are an Itunes card so he can download some new music, a new baseba...
- Good Morning M., I used to give our Nephew gift cards to Game stop. That is what he requested. If your nephew loves sports and reading, give him gift cards to a sp...
- My 15 year old nephew asked for a sports oriented hoodie sweatshirt or the OWL City CD. I also considered a KU basketball jersey or a AMC movie theater gift card (the...
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.
