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12 Yr Old Dilemma
Asked by J.C. from Casper
on April 28, 2008
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I have a 12 yr old daughter with whom I am at my wits end with. She is lying all the time and now has started stealing money from her brothers' birthday money. She h...
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- My daughter is 16 now. When she was about 12 or 13, she stole money from her stepdad and mom (I am the stepmom -- my husband raised her from infancy). She then came ...
- Time for a girls day out alone. Also, you might take her to juvie hall to see what it is all about. I would not take her away from church activities because Jesus is...
- Drive her to polic station in your area and have an officer talk to her about what happens to theives. If you think she is having real issues, think about taking her...
Need Advice on Teenagers
Asked by C.L. from Philadelphia
on August 12, 2008
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Hi my name is C.. I am new to the group. I am at my witts end with my 16 yr old son. My husband and I have done everything we possibly can. My son has just found out t...
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- I just wanted to tell you that i was pregnant in my senior year in highchool. We got married when i was 19, have been married for 12 years and have 4 beautiful daught...
- Hi C.. I have a 16 year old boy myself, but fortunately (so far) we have not gotten to the fork in the road that you've reached. One of the things I've noticed, an...
- Ok, C., first take a deep breathe and understand your son is not the first and won't be the last to have a teenage pregnancy. And you are doing the best you can with ...
Hormones in 12 Year Old Boy
Asked by W.S. from Savannah
on February 12, 2007
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When do boys start showing signs of puberty??
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- W. S. I have a son that will be 16 yrs. old this year and when he was 12,he went through the same thing...You have to remember that their hormones are raging and jus...
- Both my boys began puberty at about 12. Their voices cracked and then deepened at the age of 12 and they both grew into that moody phase. They are now 13 and 14 and st...
- my son will be 19 thursday and when he was 11 he started with the mood swings and started doing bad in school.... not sure what to do cuz i messed up all over the plac...
9 Year Old Daughter Maturing Too Soon
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on June 29, 2009
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not started her period, but she is developing in all the other areas. Her pediatrician says it i...
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- J., If you will Google - girls developing early - or some other way of phrasing it, you will find many articles on this subject. It seems this is not unusual these ...
- Nowadays girls are developing a lot sooner than we did. I remember starting in the fifth grade, and so did most of my friends. I believe I just turned 10. But now t...
- I totally agree with most of all the others. My coworkers daughter and my niece have started their periods at the age of 10. Most kids start budding at the tender ag...
Pre-teen Daughter Ups and Downs
Asked by E.H. from St. Louis
on March 26, 2008
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I have and 11 year old daughter who is on an emotional roller coster. I know it is the age and the changes her body is going thru, but sometimes I wonder if it isn't m...
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- First thing I would do is go to the doctor and rule out anything medical. You may have to insist on him doing the tests for thyroid even I had to with myself. I know...
- I understand not wanting to act like a hypochondriac. But sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Go to the doctor. Maybe she has some sort of imbalance somewher...
- As I was reading this I was thinking to my self "welcome to my world" I have a 12 year old who will be 13 this summer and that is an exact description of how she acts....
Seeking Help from Moms of Teen Boys
Asked by G.K. from Jackson
on February 12, 2008
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hi;i'm a mother of three i have two girls and one son the girls were pretty basic to care for but my son has truely been a challenge i never know what to expect from h...
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- Hi G., Don't feel rained on, I am going through the same thing. My son is 16, very popular, on the football team, track and basketball. I feel that I am at my wi...
- I am the mother of 3 boys. 1 grown, the middle child is 16 and the baby is 5. First of all boys are harder to raise.They also don't respond to emotional battles. In t...
- Hi G.! You and I have something in common. I am the mom of 2 teenaged boys and an 11 year old girl. My eldest child is very intelligent and never socialized much so...
