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18 Year Old Out of Control!
Asked by D.B. from Dothan
on March 3, 2008
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I have an 18 year old daughter. She is in 11th grade, she works part time after school. She has no respect for me or my husband (her step dad). I constantly am doing f...
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- I'm sorry to hear what you are going through. Don't be afraid of your daughter. She knows she can threaten you (mentally speaking)and she is getting away with it. St...
- I agree that tough love is the best way to go. Tell her what you expect from her, but try not to be confrontational. At 18, she thinks she knows EVERYTHING ( trust m...
- Hi D.: Since your daughter is 18 now, I think it would be a "wake-up call" to her if you could bear to let go a little---and then NOT bailing her out when she does...
Pushing
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on August 2, 2007
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I have two boys, one is 2 (28 months) and the other is 8 months. My two year old takes great joy in pushing down the baby now that he has started to crawl and is tryi...
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- Here is a suggestion. After your son pushes the baby give your immediate attention to the baby, not Charlie. It is obvious he is doing this to get your attention. So, ...
- J.- I agree 100% with Sarah. He is looking for attention. Better for him to get it for good behavior than for bad. Make sure you are talking more to him and givi...
- Since it is for attention, times when Charlie is trying to get positive attention and the baby is there, try telling the baby "It is Charlie's turn now, you will have ...
Need Advise on How to Stop My Almost 4 Year Old from Hitting Kids at School
Asked by L.L. from Chicago
on October 29, 2008
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Hi, I'm a SAHM of two beautiful daughters an almost 4 year old and a 5 month old. I'm looking for some advise from you moms out there that may be experiencing the same...
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- Time outs and "consequences" are probably not the best solution. There are several great books that teach an alternative parenting approach known as "loving regulatio...
- I have an almost 4 year old son who recently went through a similar situation. He was fine in his preschool last year, but when he started preschool this year he was ...
- I'm muddling through this with you...my 4 y/o daughter who normally loves other people and is totally sweet has started infringing on other people's space too, sometim...
Stressed Mom Needing Help with Yelling, Hitting 3-Yr-old!
Asked by A.W. from Austin
on May 12, 2008
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So we have a slight problem w/our 3 yr old! She is currently an only child, however a week ago we got a new dog from the Humane Socitey. Her behavior before the dog wa...
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- I am quite surprised that your childs doc said that she should not be throwing temper tantrums at 3. Children dont have a lot of patience and I am learning with my 3 ...
- Maybe you should get rid of the dog. She may see the dog as competition or the dog may not like her presence and that may stress her. If there is a lot of yellin...
- You are trying to control yelling with yelling and that isn't going to work. Children mimic what they see their parents doing. When she starts this horrible behavior...
