Teen
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Teen Trouble
Asked by J.Y. from Pittsburgh
on December 21, 2006
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I have an almost 14 year old who is overall a good girl, but suffers from depression and anxiety. We struggle, however, with the way she wants to dress. I am fine with...
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- I would consider yourself lucky in one way..at least she's not sneaking micro mini skirts out in her bag and changing at school. She's 14, she's at an age where she's...
- J., I just went through this with my 13 year old daughter. This is her first year in Junior High and the kids group you. For example there is goth, preps, band geek...
- It sounds to me like she might need some professional counseling. My 12 yo daughter has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, as well as PTSD and ADD. When she t...
Insurance for Teen
Asked by J.J. from Milwaukee
on February 21, 2011
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How do you go about the payment of insurance when your child starts driving? I was thinking of paying half and it will still be $80 which i think is way too much for a...
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- I had to get my own insurance and pay for it myself. Plus pay for the gas and repairs and everything else that goes with having a car.
- I had to pay for insurance, I worked a job to do it. We had to keep our grades up, stay out of trouble... in order to keep our car privileges.
- Just a side note: I had to remind my daughter about not letting other kids ride with her. I know it is hard to say no when someone comes up to them in the parking lot...
Normal Tween?
Asked by M.B. from Jacksonville
on January 28, 2011
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My daughter, age 12, seems to be overly sensitive. Lately, she's begun using it to pit my husband and I against each other. No matter what he says to her, discipline...
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- Well, they're all drama tweens.... ugggh I have found that my tween responds better to "I know it's xyz (frustrating) when 123 (you feel like your dad is mad at you...
- Don't let her pit you against each other- she'll test to see if she can-you did just right last night- just stay w/ that. Welcome to the teen years, and yes it is poss...
- It's pretty normal. Tweens, like Teens, will do weird stuff for any kind of reaction.... and with parents they seem to like us to be pissed off or totally shocked. S...
What to Get My 16 Year Old for Her Road Trip
Asked by A.F. from Detroit
on April 16, 2009
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My Daughter is 16 and she is going on a mission trip in june and she is traveling for about 9 hours the first day to get there. She will be traveling with other teens ...
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- Hi A., How about coloring books and crayons? Even this age will enjoy them when they are bored! They can even rip out pages to share. You can also buy packages of col...
- Books that fit her age group, Stormie Omaritian who wrote "Power of a Praying Wife" also has "Power of a Praying Teen" that I purchased for my newphew. Also, magazine...
- we always had a great Battleship game going. You can make them on your own graph paper. it's a great 2 person game. if you want details, email me.
Good Books for 16 Year Old Girl
Asked by C.M. from Wausau
on February 20, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have a 16 y/o girl who is having trouble finding good books to read. She used to be an avid reader until her workload and extra-curricular activities cut...
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- I think the authors Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve would be something she might like.
- She might like the Dear America series. Some are geared a bit more for the early teen but others deal with a bit older teens. They are historical fiction. I enjoy r...
- I used to read ALL THE TIME when I was that age. (My husband says I still read too much... LOL.) Honestly, at 16, I had started reading romance novels. But, make ...
Advice for 16 Year Old Girl
Asked by S.J. from New York
on July 17, 2009
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Well my daughter seems to have been very depressed lately. I talked to her about it and she told me she feels like an outcast like she doesn't belong in places or wit...
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- S.~ That's so rough on both of you! She's feeling pain and you're feeling pain. Are you able to spend one on one time with your daughter? Out for a girls afternoon....
- 1st make rules about computer use.. one hour a day.. to start.. and 1 hr. tv. then she has to go out for maybe a walk with you... how about summer camp for one week.....
- Hi, I just wanted to say that you are very blessed to be able to get her to open up with you and I would encourage this communication as much as you can. Not necessar...
How to Deal with a 16 Year Old with Emotional Needs
Asked by H.W. from York
on October 13, 2008
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My husband and i are having trouble learning how to deal our daughters behaviors, We have family counsling coming in 2x a week. but sometimes i wonder if it is really ...
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- I love the book the Power of Positive parenting by Glenn Latham. It talks about the teenage years and the best way to deal with them. He also talks about when you can ...
- I know I am going to ramble, but I am so hopeing I can help. My sister who is now living with me was already down the same path and even more than your step daughter h...
- Don't take this the wrong way-a lot of good can come in the future. But it's too late for your daughter as far as OTHER people-you and counselors and treatment facili...
My 16 Year Old Daughter Doesn't Trust Me!
Asked by D.S. from Los Angeles
on April 22, 2009
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Okay so when my 10 year old daughter (now 16), asked me to keep a secret about a crush she had on a boy, I didn't keep it a secret. I told my sister ,her auntie. I jus...
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- You need to apologize to her... many times if need to. And let her have her own time to heal. My Parents once did that to my sister.... but the boy was REALLY not ...
- Well, too bad about the trust thing but you are not her friend, you are her mother. My daughter wanted to be my friend when she was that age but it is at that age whe...
- Ouch, I feel for you. Is that instance where SHE thinks the trust failed? Or is she listening to your conversations and establishing her own opinion from what she hea...
Teen Dating Etiquette?
Asked by L.L. from Washington DC
on March 27, 2011
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My 16 year old son has a new girlfriend. This is all new to me, and I would appreciate any advice about the etiquette of teen dating. When they go to the movies or t...
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- My opinion -- the boy should pay, open car doors, pull out chairs, all the old-fashioned, traditional stuff. That's what I'm teaching my 2 boys. (This is the opposit...
- He should pay. He should open her door. He should walk up to the house and get her, not just honk from the curb. He should always be ontime. Sure, it's expensi...
- Well when I was younger and starting dating, a parent had to pick us up and drop us off, it didn't matter whose but that was a requirement. Being female, my dates alw...
15 Yo Good Kid in Public, But . . .
Asked by M.D. from Provo
on April 3, 2008
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I have a 15 year old son who is a very well behaved person in public. He's also a 4.0 student. However, within the walls of our home, he's a whole 'nother kind of pe...
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- Take away the phone, computer, television, wii, driving...whatever. He needs to earn them by respecting his family members. You and your husband need to be on the sa...
- 'love and logic'...I just finished this course...amazing! Just look it up on the web and it will explain itself! Good luck.
- I had a 5 year old who was wonderful and charming and helpful in public, but when she got home she was beastly to me - acting defiant, irritating, several tentrums eve...
