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Teenage Son Wants to Visit Girlfriend at Her College
What are your house rules? Should he want to bend them when he is out of your home? .... Sometime we don't give Young adults enough credit. ...
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- Ahh let him go. No harm no foul. Just tell him to bring protection unless he wants to be a young daddy. I was that age going from Niagara Falls to Rochester to visit m...
- B., As a mother who has already raised a son, who is now 28, and still lives at home, my advice would be to let him go. Technically, since he's 18, he really doe...
- Hi B. Since I have twin girls that are also 18 and freshman in college. One is living on campus about 3 hours away and the other is commuting. Since we are still pay...
I Need Help
follow the rules in 3 answers floor she decided it would be worth her while .... For the young adult living with you KICK her out My mother always said if ...
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- I'd tell her to get a night shift job...
- Who is paying her bills? Who buys her food? Is she paying rent? My youngest is now 18. In the beginning it was rather funny, I would tell her she needed to be home a...
- Ok my first question is if u don't want her on the computer and cell phone all night, take them away from her. Computers have passwords, put one on it so that she can ...
Seeking Help with Teen Boy
Some young adults need to realize that alot of people still have strong family values even in ... After he is safely home, you can discuss the house rules. ...
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- When my daughter was a teenager and I was concerned about a friend or a group of friends, I would tell her that she can have them over to our house, but until I get to...
- Yes, he's a minor, call the police. Number one for his safety and #2 to show him you mean business. He shouldn't have left and I don't think giving him that option w...
- that's a tough one since you told him to leave. the general rules in our house are that you follow them or you talk about why you don't want to. if get caught lying ...
Adult Child Moved Home and Is Unmotivated
Tell him he is welcome to visit like the other adult children - but he can no ... It was too much stress here at our house and our 2 young girls were being ...
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- Last year my father moved in with us after his eviction. He stayed with us for 9 months and he never paid a bill nor worked a regular schedule. He did help clean and ...
- I reread your posting because some readers thought it was the 15-yo son that played on the computer all day. I believe you wrote that it's the 44-year old stepson. I...
- The message to move out should probably come from your husband since he is the father. If he is too ill to tell him, then I would try helping him find another place to...
Help with 18 Year Old Son's Clothing Choice
Agree to disagree, and take comfort in the fact that many young adults .... I agree, stick to your guns, your house your rules, technically he is 18 and ...
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- Hi M., I suspect it's 1) a stage and/or 2) his way of gaining attention and/or 3) asserting his independence. I don't know what it's like to raise teenagers yet, b...
- Stick to your guns. It is your house your rules. If it offends you and goes against what you are teaching your children then by all means keep the shirt or throw it ...
- With my daughter who is 18, senior in high school and doesn't pay rent. I would tell her - if you want to where it that is fine but you will not wear it under my roof...
19 Year Old Finding Herself
She is an adult, and if she is not going to help herself, you shouldn't help her either. .... Well, I am only 27 and my children are very young at 6 & 3. ..... I believe that if your daughter is to grown to follow the house rules then ...
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- I feel like you if an adult child doesn't want to follow my simple rules for living in my home and I am supporting her cut her completly off. let her support her self...
- Hey S... You are doing the right thing....give her no money or anything else that you pay for...including a roof over her head....it is called tough love...lock you...
- I know this is ging to sound very harsh but TOUGH LOVE is best. I too am on my second marriage. I had to show my daughter the door when she started the same kind of ...
Allowances: at What Age Do We Start and How Much $
Starting them out young has made the transition to young adults and the expenses .... These expected items were added to our House Rules which applies to ...
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- We started young. Our 4 year old gets a dollar week. He has things that he is expected to do, such as make his bed, clear his plate (all meals) and help set the table ...
- I was thinking about starting when my son turns 4 in May. I just read an article about this http://www.babycenter.com/0_giving-kids-an-allowance-what-you-need-to-know...
- money! Put God first before money. Bless any money you give her and tell her to be wise on spending it. I'll say 3 to 5 bucks is plenty for candy and small toys. And i...
Soon to Be Adult Daughter Needs to Grow Up
My house, my rules" - here's your list of chores, and curfew. ..... you are not alone....all parents of young adults experience the same pains. Helpful? ...
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- A tough transition I'm sure. I haven't been there yet with my kids, but I remember what my mom did with me. She told me that I couldn't live at home anymore, but tha...
- I was quite independant and moved out of my parents' house at 22. Though I said I would, it hit my mom like a brick. My younger sister is 31 and is on her second try a...
- I married a man with two children. We have them full-time - their mom is a "dead-beat". Anyway - whenever he feels guilty - I remind him that you can't raise a child...
How to Handle Troubled Kid That Wants to Play with My Child
... is becuase of an adult they come in contact with while they are young I hope .... I agree with other posters just set your house rules and be sure the ...
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- I am not sure why you would feel that a 5 year old would be a threat to your son. If this little boy is in a home where it is totally disfunctional it is only natural...
- Y S, Hi, I have to say that I agree with you and I see your point. Your children's peers will influence them throughout life. At 5 years old, your child is very i...
- Do you want to avoid the parents? Is that why you don't want him around? Unless he is causing problems for you and your family, I would let him hang out at your ho...
15 Yo Good Kid in Public, But . . .
To ease some of the tension between you - remember he is a young adult ..... Stop arguing with him, be matter of fact even posting the house rules for him ...
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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...
