School Lunch: 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...
School Lunch
Asked by S.P. from Joplin
on August 9, 2008
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I have 2 high school boys. I just found out that the school lunch price has jumped up to $2.50! It was easy to pack lunches when they were in grade school, but now t...
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- My high school aged daughter likes to "brown bag it". It seems to be something that is actually more "in" than what we think, especially amoung kids that realize that ...
- Hi S., I don't know if this has be suggested, I haven't gone to read the other responses. Have the boys find some odd jobs they can do around the neighborh...
- you didn't seem to get many lucnh ideas so here are a few.. Instead of preslice, packaged lunch meats (which aren't exactly nutritionally sound anyway), pick up a w...
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...
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 ...
17 Year Old Nanny
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 14, 2009
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My daughter babysat 3 children last summer and they asked her to do it again this summer. Well these three kids are 6 year old twins and a 10 year old brother. For bab...
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- i didn't read all the responses, but i have 2 children, and i pay $65 for 6-8 hours. $35 is really low. that is not ok... i would have your daughter talk to her a...
- I understand that she is 17, but in my opinion they are not being fair to your daughter. I am assuming you are talking at least 8 hours a day, which is less than $5 an...
- Wow, that certainly isn't enough. I used to be a "live-out nanny" too and had 3 girls to watch - 5, 6, and 7 at the time. I was paid about 10/hour. You could ask your ...
Lunch at Preschool
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on September 4, 2008
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My 17 month old is starting preschool/mother's day out next week. I need some ideas on what to pack for his lunch. I am at a loss! Everything he eats I cook or warm...
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- I used to teach at a MDO. I have a few ideas. Cut the hotdogs lengthwise to make "sticks" or cut them into "bites" to prevent choking. Make your own "lunchables...
- There is always PB&J, but you can do many other things. Get a thermos and put in mac N cheese, try a wrap that is cut up, use your imaginiation. Hot dogs are good, b...
- I bet someone has already said this, but my 2 yr. old loves the Lunchable Jrs. It has cubed ham, cheddar cheese and crackers or the other choice is cubed turkey, mozz...
Lunch Ideas
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on February 25, 2011
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Hello Ladies,
I have an almost 4 year old son and I watch my 4 year old and 21 month nephews during the day. I need some lunch ideas that are healthy and easy to put...
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- Mains _______ - Leftovers from dinner - Brunch for Lunch Sammies: - Egg Salad (hard boiled eggs + mayo + mustard. TJ's has eggs for under $1.69 per dozen......
- Check out weelicious.com She has some good ideas on there. Also you could ask your sil to start bringing food for her kids to eat a few days a week to help with the ...
- Pizza Toast Use bread, sub rolls or whatever, add cheese, tomatoes, cooked chicken (use can if you want quick) spinach and toast it in oven until cheese is melted ...
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.
16 Year Old Daughter - Moved Out
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on October 1, 2008
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About a month ago, my 16 Year old daughter moved out. One night, during an argument she called her father who I've been divorced from since she was about 2 to pick he...
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- Hi C.: The question here is, who has primary custody of your daughter? If you were awarded custody at the time of your divorce,then until your daughter is an adult,or...
- When my daughter was 14, she decided she wanted to go live with her dad who was not particularly involved in her life. It tore me up also. We arranged a place to mee...
- she will return. She is a teenager and being one. Also, it is not a bad thing, FOR HER, to think of her dad, as a rescuer.As big a dope as you know he is, it is a goo...
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...
