Middle School: Tween
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12 Year Old Boys...
Asked by J.E. from Los Angeles
on April 12, 2011
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My girlfriend has a 12 year old boy that is truly driving her nuts. I give as good of advice as I can, but really I raised girls, Im sure its different. Her son, has s...
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- For reference to my answer let me say that I have a 14 year old boy and understand the challenges of being a single parent to a teen. With that being said - Da...
- Maybe he will move on with Dad. Then Dad will see just what he is doing and pretty soon get tired of a 13 yo who is disrespectful and demanding. Guaranteed the boy w...
- Hello, The dad is buying the son. It is going to be a hard battle to keep him from going to his dad's. She can limit all of the things he is now being allowed to us...
Bed Time for 10 Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Washington DC
on May 5, 2008
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I am the mother of 3 healthy, active children. Recently, my husband and I have been in disagreement about what time my oldest (10 years old) should be allowed to stay...
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- I put my 4th grader to bed around 8/8:30. We start with brushing teeth, reading to him, etc at 8, and it's between 8:30/8;45 by the time I turn out the light. He doesn...
- My son just turned 11 in March. Because you are the one that gets them down and up then you know what is best. I would probably try letting him stay up another 15 mi...
- Children definitely need sleep for their overall health and brain power, but keep in mind every child is has a different body clock. Some are set a little later than o...
My 12 Year Old Being Bullied at School
Asked by S.P. from Boston
on March 9, 2008
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My 12 year old son came home from school very emotional. He did not want to tell us what happened. He finally did tell us that he was pushed to the ground and hit by 3...
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- Hi S., Well......as a mother of a child who has been bullied...here's my story and some of the things that I did. Since my son was bullied on the "special ed" schoo...
- Bullying is name calling, harrassing, when it gets physical its assault plain and simple. If these boys are assaulting your son they are or will do it to others also. ...
- I find it sad that in this day and age we don't protect our children like our parents did when we were small. I'll bet our parents and grandparents never thought about...
11 Year Old Boys
Asked by D.P. from Sacramento
on January 29, 2013
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I am just curious at things other 11 year old boys have done. My 11 almost 12 year old decided last night while he was taking a shower, in my shower, that he would sh...
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...
13 Year Old and Boyfriend??
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on October 28, 2009
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Would you let your 13 year old DD have a boyfriend? I remember liking boys and having boyfriends at that age. But it would be like two weeks and then break ...
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- Hello, No I would not let her have a boyfriend, she is too young she doesn't need a boyfriend. Now days kids do things because they are bored, so if they get bored t...
- i dont agree with most of the other mommas.........no way should a 13 yr old have a boyfriend or a girlfriend...why? they cant drive, they dont have money, & mostly t...
- To answer simply....nope. My husband and I have already discussed this with each other and are starting to discuss it with our 11 year old daughter....she will not be ...
13 Year Old. Ugh.
Asked by D.B. from Minneapolis
on May 29, 2012
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13 year old daughter. Need I say more? It's as if an alarm went off in her head the day she turned 13 telling her to start acting like a ^#&$^@#$!*. Though she doesn...
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- I remember those years. I was always angry. I asked my mom how she dealt with it. She said "I prayed that you make it to your 20s in 1 piece". We all know it will eve...
- You've already been given some really great advice, but I'll throw a couple more ideas your way. I've been through this with both a boy and a girl, now 26 and 21, and...
- We have an 11 year old daughter exactly the same way & an almost 13 year old son who's just starting to get all attitude-y. I don't have any advice, unfortunately. I...
11 Year Old Boy "Dating"
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on August 11, 2009
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OK - I need some guidance. I have an 11 year old boy who's very interested in girls. I have always been as open & honest with him in regards to anything he has ever wa...
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- Remember the the term "going steady"? That cracks my kids up because they call it "going out" now. As a mom of a 13 year old daughter I hope and pray that my daughte...
- C., My daughter is 12 years old and has been asked to "go out" several times by boys her age, but has never agreed to do it. She has come to talk to us each time. ...
- You can't control what interests him or when, but you can control some of his activities. Get to know his friends and which girls interest him, and be careful to moni...
A School Dance..... for an 11 Year Old?
Asked by R.N. from Norfolk
on October 1, 2011
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On October 10th there is a middle school dance, my daughter is 11 and wanted to go to the dance, however her father and I decided she is too young. Today she went to a...
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- Our elementary school is K-6th. They have school dances every year, for every grade. My daughter just turned 12 last week and last year not only did she go to the da...
- I went to school dances when I was in 7th grade. I was homeschooled for 6th, but went to public for 7th. I was 12 or 13. The school that I went to had a 6th grade ther...
- I'd let her go! They're pretty well monitored at the schools I know of that have them. Not letting her go would be mean if all her friend are!
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...
