Staying Organized: Teen
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I Need Cleaning & Organization Help!!!
Asked by J.G. from Rapid City
on October 4, 2010
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I have 3 year old Twins and a 9 month old & my house is a DISASTER!!! I can't figure out how to keep my house clean & organized and still give my kids the attention t...
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- What Denise said - flylady.net is a great resource. If you can afford it, (or ask for it as an early christmas/chanukkah/birthday present), have someone come in and cl...
- flylady.net....but take it slow! don't get overwhelmed, or jump in too fast.
- Clean when Hubby is home.... or have Grandma or someone come over... so you can clean. You have 3 kids... and cleaning is not real easy doing that... with 3 young kid...
Seeking Tips for Staying in a Hotel W/ an Infant and Toddler
Asked by I.W. from Norfolk
on October 21, 2009
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I am planning on staying in a hotel for 5 nights w/ my 4 month old and 24 month old. Any tips from someone who has done this before and can give advice on how to make...
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- We just stayed in a hotel with my 11 month old and it wasn't too bad, although he was exhausted from a long day. My son had never been in a portacot before so he was p...
- Lots of great advice here! I would just add to all that: --Be certain to tell the hotel the ages of your kids, ask for the "isolated room" as someone said, etc. Mos...
- I highly recommend traveling with duct tape. Slap it over the outlets where ever you go. Push the furniture around to make it safer, and rent or borrow a pack n play...
Need Help with Disrespectful Teen
Asked by L.K. from Austin
on January 23, 2011
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What to do with disrespectful teen? I have a 15 year old DD that I don’t know what to do about when it comes to her disrespect of me and her mouth. She is a good kid...
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- Do you mind if I laugh while reading this? This sounds like a typical parent-teen interaction. It's happening every day with almost every parent of teens. Take ...
- its a phase, that thankfully passes by around 17...
- It seems that most of the responses only told you that "this is normal teen behavior" or "if this is all she is doing you are lucky", I personally say you need to reel...
Seeking Advice on Teen's Helping Around the House
Asked by P.M. from Hartford
on September 21, 2006
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I have 3 teenagers, b/g twins 14 and a 13yog. My youngest daughter seems to be the only helpful one. I pay her as she goes and she saves her money to buy whatever sh...
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- HI! I have ten kids and on my third batch of teenagers. The older kids had jobs and sports and were not that helpful all the time. I feel your pain. The one thing I wo...
- I'm actually afraid of teenagers..My son just lefted his teens in Nov and now is 20..My 3 girls are 10.9. and 4 and I truly believe that helping around the house start...
- P. i dont have a teenager yet but with my 7 year old if he doesnt help pick up then he doesnt get to do what he wants to do. The mess is usually his anyway. If it is h...
Teen Girl Not Interested in School
Asked by C.F. from Sacramento
on September 20, 2010
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My 13, almost 14, year old daughter could not care less about school. She likes the social aspect and a couple of teachers but doesn't feel successful so she doesn't ...
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- Focus less on the now with the bribes, and more about her future. Really explain that her future depends on her grades. Ask her what she is interested in, becoming a v...
- i would definately have the carrier disconnect the phone until her grades are better and she starts acting like she cares. or just get rid of the phone all together. d...
- I have a 14 year old daughter who is very headtrong. Sounds likes yours is begging for you to take control of the situation. You can take her phone away - one way or...
Intervene in Teen's Job Search?
Asked by D.M. from Cleveland
on June 3, 2012
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My then 15-year old daughter applied online for a lifeguard job at a local YMCA branch. She is Red Cross certified, a good student with great references. She is also v...
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- I can see both sides. You (an adult who sounds well educated) will have better retorts to Mike and Julie's reasons than a polite 16 year old girl. Could you comprom...
- No, don't intervene. She is old enough to drive, work, and 2 years from being an an adult, and she should be able to handle things on her own. Of course, a little co...
- Hi! A few thoughts from a Y mom with a Y swim coach/instructor/lifeguard son. My very first thought is an age issue. She may be 16 now but they weren't going to act a...
Boundaries!!!??
Asked by J.K. from Phoenix
on March 24, 2012
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So, I just figured out why my 16 year old daughter has been so annoyed that I don't allow her friends to stay at our house without calling their parents, and telling m...
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- There is a 17 year old tattooed, bad boy staying in your 16 year old daughter's room??????? Go in there and pull him out by his ear. No really you need to have a conve...
- Talk to the boys parents and get their side of the story. I was the mom of the boy who supposedly got Kicked out of his own home. (actually he got mad and left) I fig...
- Gently tell him he needs to find another place to stay. You are sorry things are not good with his parents, but you aren't able to accomodate him. If you are gentle, b...
Seeking TWEEN Guidance
Asked by K.K. from Houston
on October 1, 2008
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My daughter recently started 6th grade. Loves it!
However, she is having a "lazy" issue we have decieded and we are unsure of HOW to get it to pass! She is VERY sma...
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- 6th grade is fun, we don't want to spoil that. After School activities have pass to play rules. That may work. A's can also make her some "money" Real money and ...
- Hi K., Maybe she and my son are somehow related?! He is also a 6th grader and won't come in and get his homework done. LAZY! I think it's the hormones kicking in. I...
- My husband and I have the philosophy that if it impacts long term goals, we stay involved and did not quit. If it is something like staying up too late, too tired to ...
Unclean House Has Husband Asking for Divorce
Asked by K.W. from Bakersfield
on April 15, 2009
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My house is a pigsty, this is not news to me. I'm working (slowly and inconsistently) with the FlyLady concepts. It works wonders when I do it. However, I always seem ...
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- Hi K.. You are not alone. I think it could be a male think. Because my house is not the cleanest of all, though it is now, because husband helps out....he sees the L...
- K. - why can't your husband help out? Your two oldest kids can also help with chores. You are a SAHM not a slave. It seems to me that this issue is a lot more about...
- K., I too have struggled with a dirt and clutter house. Your letter was a wake up call to me. I think God was trying to tell me to start doing something. This is what ...
Teenage Son Needs a Summer Job and Is Not Motivated
Asked by S.O. from San Antonio
on February 17, 2009
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Have 3 teen age boys. First 2 have part time jobs in summer. Work hard, save money, have learned a lot since being in the working world. My husband and I have just t...
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- It's really hard when there isn't anything you can use as a "carrot". I have a 16 year old who has a lot of the same characteristics as your son, and we are hopeful...
- Tell him he has 2 choices #1- get a job or #2- go to summer school! A lot of kids go to summer school to get ahead. It is usually from 6 weeks and classes ar...
- Morning S.; At this point I think the law is in his favor. It seems to me that they passed a law (stupid) that a kid has to be 16 to work in an organized jobs, like...
