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Smart Mouth and Disrespect
Asked by J.R. from Nashville
on April 28, 2008
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My 9 yr old son has turned into a real smart mouth. He shows No respect for any adult in my family. He backtalks and always has to have the last word. He never says pl...
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- It sounds like your son is going through a tough time and the two of you have gotten into a bad cycle. It is a hard call about what to do, but I think that I would lo...
- Hi J., I have an 8-yr. old daughter and we struggle with the same issues. When I was reading the back and forth between you and your son I was thinking that you co...
- I went thru the same situation when my son was 9 years old. He would embarrassed me in front of the people and one day I received a call from the teacher telling me th...
Seeking Help for a Friend of a 15 Year Old Daughter That Lies and Won't Listen
Asked by S.M. from Wheeling
on February 20, 2007
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I am seeking help for a friend of mine that has a 15 year old daughter that lies to her and won't listen. She is hanging with the wrong crowd and she disrepects her mo...
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- I'm no expert but haveing been told that she doesn't exist by her father may be the key to it. Her main male authority figure just broke her heart. I would have been d...
- This sounds like something for Dr. Phil. He has a really good book out called "Family First". I recommend her reading it and really taking what he has to say to hear...
- She is one mad kid. I can't blame her. 15 is a tender age to start with, then Dad says she doesn't exist to him. Your friend needs to seek serious help now. I was a ma...
Help! My 5 Year Old Hates Me!
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on March 27, 2007
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Help! When my son does not get his way he says he "Hates Me" he calls me stupid and tells me to shutup!!! I have tried everything to get him to stop. I've taking away ...
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- At some point all kids tell you that they hate you. Don't let it get to you!! He doesn't mean it! When my kids say things like that I simply say "I love you too hon...
- Try ignoring him. When he starts to act this way, walk away and tell him, calmly, that you do not like his behavior and you are choosing to not be around him right now...
- When my son says he doesn't like me, I let it show that it doesn't make me angry, but that it hurts my feelings. I try to take time every day to ask him about his fee...
2 Year Old Won't Stop Saying NO!
Asked by M.G. from Appleton
on March 8, 2009
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My 2.5 year old son will NOT stop telling us No all of the time. I have put him in time out for saying No, and he gets on his bed, and says No again and gets off. I ...
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- I feel for you - 2's and 3's can be so hard! Terrific and terrible at the same time. Thanks for reaching out for advice; you are not alone. Please don't resort to corp...
- Hi MG, Yes, this is a part of growing up, but if we don't teach our children right from wrong, who will.? Just because it is a part of growing up doesn't mean you ...
- Let me start with a disclaimer--we all mother differently and some of us could never tolerate the very things that work well for another. So if this hits you the way ...
HELP!!! With Teenage Daughter and Dating....
Asked by H.U. from Detroit
on March 3, 2009
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Okay... This may be a little winded, but I am at my wits end!
My 17 year old daughter has a boyfriend who has been around for about 3 months now. The whole thing sta...
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- If I'm understanding correctly, he whined and begged to talk to her for just a minute, and after saying no repeatedly, she got on the phone with him? Did you cave in, ...
- I really don't have any advice for you. All I can say is your daughter and her boyfriend sound like teenagers. I have a 17 yr old boy and he is pushing my buttons bigt...
- H., you're a good one. Unfortunately, I don't have any advice for you, but that night when the BF called and your daughter was supposed to be on punishment, if he'd...
Not Listening and Disrespect
Asked by K.G. from Detroit
on June 19, 2008
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I have 3 boys, 6, 4.5, and 1.5 and I am having real trouble with my middle child. I was an only child so having 3 is a little overwhelming for me anyway, but Allen is...
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- K., I can commiserate with you. My kids are busy too, a 5 yr. old girl and 8 yr. old boy, and can give me and my husband a run for our money sometimes. A book tha...
- K., We have an only child and he started doing some of these same things with us around the age of 3 1/2 to 4. He is now 6. We have always used the one swat punis...
- Hi K.: I strongly recommend a parenting series called "Love and Logic." It's a parenting philosophy developed by Jim Fay and Foster Cline. Check your library for ...
How to Deal with Disrespecful Children
Asked by D.B. from Binghamton
on March 22, 2007
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I am a soon to be step mother to my fiance's 3 daughters his oldest does what she is told and does not talk back, but on the other had he has a set of twins that reall...
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- I know it sounds rash, but take away ALL privileges. If they have cell phones take them away. If they are used to hanging out wtih friends put a stop to it. If they...
- You had better put your foot down. They are being disruptive and a bad influence on your children. You haven't mentioned their mother. What stance does she take on ...
- Well, the first thing that pops to mind is, are you respecting them? Maybe the first place to start is to have a heart-to-heart with them, maybe a girls' day out kinda...
Consequences for 8Yr Old Boy with Disrespect
Asked by T.R. from Kalamazoo
on July 25, 2009
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Hi there Moms, I have an 8 year old son who has become more and more discrespectful to us over the past few months. I realize school is out and he's with me all day,...
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- Hello T.! My son is almost 12 years. We had this issue to a greater extent a few years ago and we occasionally deal with it now. My son is asking for attention. We l...
- Hi T., Have you tried escorting him to his room and closing the door on him? If it seems like he is ok with it then I would systematically start taking things out o...
- i might try to get him to write a page on respect i know that will be hard but do it together see what he thinks it is and so on i would also do an all or nothing typ ...
Disrespect
Asked by T.W. from Tulsa
on April 14, 2008
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what to do when it seems like EVRY ONE in my family treats me like crap. none of them respect the things i do for them they are so ungreatful it makes me just want to ...
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- My boys are now 16, 18 and 20 and I don't remember the last time that I did their laundry. I used to and when all of my step kids were living at home also, they didn'...
- Honey, you need to get your husband's support first, in any changes you make in your household. If your husband is visibly disprepectful and unsupportive, your childr...
- When I was growing up I had chores(i am 40). My girls both have chores! If they don't do them they are grounded! They lose privlages!~ As for there rooms, it goes the ...
How to Deal with Neighbor's Kids Who Disrespect Our Things?
Asked by J.H. from Richmond
on July 17, 2008
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We have lived in our current home for almost 4 years now. Our immediate neighbors have sons that are close in age to my boys. We constantly have a problem with them ...
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- Hi J.. You are right. Now it's very important to your boys and their friends for you to make clearly defined rules at your home and to follow through with consequenc...
- These boys should be permanantly banned from your house. They are not good companions for your sons, and their disrespectful behavior will only get worse as they appr...
- O.K. I see that you have gotten lots of advice. First of all DO NOT CALL THE POLICE>. They have actual criminals to catch and do not have time to handle brats like yo...
