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Approaches to Teen's Poor Attitude
They do get an attitude from time to time, but it's up to you to set the bounderies for what is ok and what is not. Your daughter is being disrespectful and ...
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- My daughter is a pre teen so I read a book called For Parents Only by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice. It has a workbook that goes with it too. The book is a compi...
- Hi! This is a sticky, tricky situation. My brother IL and mother IL both have this sort of "I'm entitled and better than thou" attitude and it's hell when you're the...
- Isn't teenhood fun? You can tell her how to behave without diminishing her self esteem. Say, "that was rude," etc. Name the behavior and tell her to cut it out.
How to Deal with a Angered 11 Year Old
As far as the bounderies. Continue to set limits, have consequences etc. Don't stop that..just don't react when she has her tantrum. Tell her she will go to ...
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- Everything I've read and heard says that the birth parent has to be the one to set the rules and deliver the consequences. Otherwise the child does feel that the step...
- Oh I had to laugh...I hate to say it but your husband is right. She's a pubescent stepchild. It's not going to be pretty or fun for awhile. Here's my advice..ignore h...
- It sounds like you are doing the major share of parenting and that Daddy needs to step in and put his foot down with her. She needs to hear these major changes from hi...
Getting Out with Two Children
Maybe the park is too big a place to venture out to just yet Try other places with smaller areas for the 2yr old Some places that have bounderies so he cant ...
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- How about using a sling for your 4 month old? That way if you need to chase down your 2 year old, you don't have to worry about leaving the stroller out of your sight.
- Not sure where you're located, but here are some indoor play locations with open gym time as well as classes. Some (Romp & Play) have classes for mixed age groups, whi...
- I definitely agree with the sling idea. However, if you don't care for that, why can't the 4 month old sleep in the stroller? Mine did, and he learned to sleep throu...
Teenager Daughter and Cell Phone
But we believe that she still needs some bounderies. We don't call people after 10 and neither should she. I just wonder if anyone else has these problems. ...
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- Hi K., As you stated, your daughter is addicted to her cell phone. I would suggest that you go to your nearest Mediation Center and have a family mediation. ...
- I feel your pain. I have an 11 1/2 yr old & we got her a cell phone for the same reasons you've stated. We did not, however, get her unlimited texting because we fel...
- Hi K., Boy do I know how you feel!!! I also have a 13 yr old daughter that oversteps boundries with the cell phone. She has been caught talking & texting till 1 a....
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Wants to Dress Her Own Way
Girls this age are testing there bounderies yet they just want freedom. and if freedom is what your kid wants to wear I'd just let it happen. ...
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- My son has to pick what he is going to wear for that day. I pull out two outfits and he chooses between the two. Sometimes he gives me a really hard time, but if we pi...
- Have you heard of baby legs? http://www.babylegs.net/ They are like tights without the gusset. They're long enough to cover the entire legs, they come in really...
- I couldn't help but laugh when I read this. My mother talks about how I was exactly the same way. Unfortunately, she allowed me to wear whatever I wanted (weather appr...
Teenage Tantrums
... but she's still not a woman either. it's a hard reality to face, and she just needs lots of love, bounderies, and structure to get through to the next ...
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- I have been remarried now for five years I was having this same kind of problem with my son, and my then fianace (now husband). Any-how I took my son to a counsler ...
- I have been a single mom and have struggled with this issue as well. My son is a bit younger but I think it can be applied to any child. When this issue arose for me, ...
- Hi B., I also live in Hampstead. Do you think you are moving a little bit too fast on the new friend. I am told I'm attractive and young looking. I have been by myse...
Living with the Inlaws
Bounderies and respect are important. Knocking on doors before entering, asking before touching others things, etc. Stay on a time frame throughout the day, ...
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- Hi E., I lived with my inlaws for 1 yr and that just ended in July!!! It was a long and grueling year. It was not easy but in the end it turned out fine. I have a f...
- Oh Boy. Ok, I've not lived with my in-laws other than extended vacations with them. However, when I was growing up (from about 12 until college) my grandparents ...
- I lived with my MIL for 3 years while my husband finished school. We had an infant when we moved in and had a 2nd child while we were living there. One of the best...
Seeking Moms in Flower Mound for Support
They have a website (moms club international) it has bounderies so you would be placed in the group that lives by you.They have a lot of various activities: ...
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- I have been a memeber of Mothers & More since my oldest (now 11!) was 18 months old. I am still friends with many of the moms I met back then. The women in this grou...
- We don't meet in Flower Mound, but I belong to a terriffic MOPS group that meets at the Church at the Cross on William D Tate in Grapevine. They have child care and y...
- N., I don't know a Mom's group for that age, but you got good information on that already. I was just wondering if you had been hit by the baby blues and that was...
Teenage Son May Be Sneeking Out Window
Think back to when your boy was 3, didnt he push your buttons and push the bounderies? This is it again just on a new subject, but you cant slap his hand to ...
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- Have you spoken with your husband about this? If not, that would be the first thing I would do. Secondly, he's most likely sneaking out on the weekends, so you could s...
- Dear B., once my cousins and I also sneaked out of our Summer house's windows to meet up with our friends on the beach after hours. It was an innocent crime, there we...
- Set the alarm! Your husband is his father too and one night with a little less sleep is a lot easier than many sleepless nights you'll spend dealing with your son'...
Kids Witnessed Family Violence
With your sister, if she won't listen, bounderies have to be set, because a relationship is between husband and wife, and that type of "help" only escalates ...
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- If there is a school counsler or a local church, community center or something that has counslers see if you can use them. Your family NEEDS to talk about this and re...
- It sounds like everyone needs to appologize to each other, including to your kids and make sure that it never happens again. I remember when I was in Jr. High I rememb...
- K., I hope you found the answers you had wanted. I wanted to say that I agree with Katrin T on the fact that you should not blame your sister. If you choose side it...
