Time-outs & Grounding
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Please Help, How Do I Discipline My 8 YO Daughter, Time Outs Don't Work Anymore!
Asked by C.G. from Dallas
on May 20, 2010
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*** OMG thanks everyone for all the sugestions! I can't believe for how long I let this situation go on. I keep getting answers cool! I'll keep reading I need all the ...
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- As opposed to punishment for when she doesn't listen or when she talks back there is always positive reinforcment. Like, for doing chores that she doesn't want to do, ...
- Well the first thing that came to my mind was taking some stuff away from her that she can earn back with good behavior or a nice attitude. I have one friend who actu...
- Well, my son is only four so I don't have experience as a PARENT of an older child... but as a middle school teacher, I have years of experience of dealing with discip...
Sisters Fighting All the Time
Asked by B.S. from Sioux City
on February 22, 2008
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HELP! I am at my wits end with my girls. They are 11,8,6 and 5 and they are constantly fighting. I have tried seperating them but with a family of our size it is nearl...
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- Hi B., Some times these behaviors do worsen over time and they will take a little longer to change (as any other habit does)try to be loving and patient. We are al...
- I had this issue and resolved it. Here is how...I told them that they would be friends forever. Five years, ten year, twenty years from now, they will know eachother. ...
- Something that I do when my kids start fussing with each other (ages 9, 7, and 4) I make them sit on the couch and hug each other or hold each others hands. THEY HATE...
13 Year Old Girl Wants to Spend All Her Time with Boyfriend
Asked by K.E. from Sacramento
on April 25, 2010
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My daughter is almost 14 and has had a boyfriend for 4 months, (trust me I can't believe it has lasted that long). I actually like the kid and I like his parents but ...
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- I may be old fashioned, but I did not allow my daughters to date until they were 16 years old. If they wanted to go out with boy, it had to be a group date, meaning se...
- I was just talking to my oldest daughter (12) about this yesterday. I know that things were entirely different when I was 12 about 28 years ago, but I was trying to e...
- Luckily I haven't run into this exact problem yet. But I do have 2 teenage daughters. We set rules and what's expected as far as school work, time you spend with fri...
Too Much to Do Not Enough Time to Do It.
Asked by D.S. from Los Angeles
on October 16, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
I am almost a single mother of 5 kids and I work full time. (When I say almost, it's because my husband works out of state all week)I spend most of the ...
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- Sounds like something needs to go. The biggest is your job. I know with 5 kids, you need an income, but it's obvious that everybody's suffering, not to mention the lac...
- Wow... you are super busy. First of all you have to many things going on which may affect you if you put too much thought into it. Take one day at a time and live the...
- Hi, D.S., I can sympathize to some degree as I am a grad student, mother of two babies and wife of a touring musician who is gone most of the year (touring the worl...
Is the Yelling and Screming All the Time Normal????
Asked by M.C. from Sarasota
on August 7, 2008
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All my kids just yell and scream all the time. Telling on eachother every 5 sec. I ask then to do something or not do something and they just scream and yell.. Or it's...
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- I know how you feel. I had some similar problems - till I found an incredible system called "Grooming The Next Generation For Success" by Dani Johnson. Please, pleas...
- I did not read all your responses so this might be repetitive but from the day I found out I was pregnant I started to read books and magazines galore because I was fr...
- "Children live what they learn", not what they are told neccesarily...a great quote that I am trying to raise my children with also..If you discipline them by welling ...
Night Time Bed Wetting...
Asked by A.T. from Huntsville
on March 2, 2011
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Ok, you guys have helped me so much before, I am back for more...My 4 yr old(will be 5 March 18th) is still wetting the bed almost every night. FIrst of all, I want to...
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- Night "training" isn't really training It's biologic. night training happens when her body is physically able to wake her up when she needs to go or hold it all nigh...
- Didn't read all of the replies, but I wouldn't try to "train" her at night. My urogynecologist agrees (I'm seeing her for preg-related issues)--her (and my) six-year ...
- My son is 3 1/2 and completely potty trained and stays dry at night. My neice just turned 8 and still has accidents at night. I was a bed wetter through 3rd grade. ...
"Reasonable Curfew Time"
Asked by L.H. from St. Louis
on December 8, 2009
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Hello my fellow moms out there, I've been struggling with my 16 year old daughter since she was about 12 yrs old. Now for the most part our relationship is improving,...
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- i agree with you about the time - it absolutely doesn't matter, 30 minutes one way or another. the fact is if she's not respecting the curfew, she hasn't earned an ext...
- Hi my son is 16 his curfew is 11:30 and almost all of his friends have the same curfew so he hasn't even asked to stay out later. If he calls and they are watching a m...
- most of the time my kids curfew is 10:30-11 but if I know where they are and who they are hanging out with sometimes will let them stay later especially if they are wa...
How to Get to School on Time?
Asked by L.C. from Denver
on November 2, 2011
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My SD started Kindy this year and it's been a huge struggle to get her up and in to school on time. She and her dad usually take the bus because her school is right ne...
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- Getting to school on time is VERY important. When a student shows up late they feel embarrassed and out of sorts, not ready to learn. And it is disruptive to the ent...
- Hello, You & your hubby sit down with her & explain to her the importance & the fun of getting to school on time. By fun I mean, she would be able to talk to her frie...
- If it were me, I would give her an earlier bedtime, so she could wake up earlier. I'd start waking her up 15 minutes earlier. If that didn't do it, we'd get up 30 mi...
Never Enough Time.
Asked by K. from Detroit
on August 26, 2006
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I'm a mother of 2 children ages 1.5 and 6. Luckily, I get to spend the summer at home with them because I'm in the teaching profession. It's the other months that I ...
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- This post could have been written by me! I'm not sure how much my advice will help you because I just went back to work (I teach too) and I'm working through the same...
- K., I work full time as an attorney,usually at least 50 hours a week. I generally leave the house by 7 and my husband gets my son ready for daycare and I pick him ...
- Everyone already said get things ready at night - and that is true! One other item - menu planning! We never know what we are going to have for dinner and that makes...
Teenage Girls Fighting All the Time!!!help!!
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on March 7, 2008
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I am needing help with my 14 year old and my 12 year old they seem to be getting at each others throat every 5 minutes.they are at the age that they try and compete wi...
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- I have a 15 yo son and 14 yo daughter.......I have finally found what works....you have to find what they really don't want to loose and make clear boundaries......one...
- M., this is a very difficult question to ask... but because of my personal experience, I'm going to go ahead and ask it. Is there any possibility that the girls per...
- There is an item called Rescue Remedy that you can get rom the health food store. It works wonders. It is made from flowers. It is good for stress, so you could tak...
