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Approaches to Teen's Poor Attitude
Asked by K.T. from Sacramento
on December 19, 2008
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I have a very motivated, talented and intelligent 14 year old daughter. She has many wonderful qualities. Lately, she has shown some very troublesome attitudes that ...
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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.
Seeking Advice on Dealing with My Rude Teen Age Daughter (15 Yrs)
Asked by R.H. from Albuquerque
on October 20, 2006
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I need help dealing with my teen age daughter. She is rude and testing. She rolls her eyes and talks back.
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- Hey Rebecca- I dont have teens but i am close enough to my teens that i can tell you that my parents would ground me and take away privliges until my attitude changed....
- Okay. Now I got something to say. There are some great books about boundaries. They are titled that "Boundaries". There is that one, then Boundaries for Kids, then Bou...
- Like it was said, lay down the law, don't give in or she'll learn when you're not consistent, but make sure to show her that you love her despite her flaws. No one's ...
Behavior Issues
Asked by R.B. from Philadelphia
on April 11, 2007
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My 7 year old son has constant behavior issues.
He is defiant, rude, talks back, says oddest things at weirdest times.
When he misbehaves he just looks at you fo...
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- Some kids respond better to rewards than punishment (though I hate rewarding kids for what they should do). In the mental health area of the hospital I worked in, all ...
- Wow! You just described my 13yo son!! It seems like he is angry about something. Has there been a change in your home recently? Maybe something at school? Does he h...
- sounds like my six year old we are doing something different i make him earn everything....for good behavior he gets a mommie dollar....he may cash in mommie dollars f...
Teenager Doing All the Wrong Things
Asked by P.G. from Detroit
on November 3, 2008
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Hi ladies; thank you for listening. I have a 14-year-old daughter who just won't behave. She lies, and is rude and disrespectful. I know this is common in this age ...
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- It sounds like there is some good sound advice from many of these posters. I might add one other thing that might help to move her off the path of self destruction. ...
- Hi P. - I may sound extreme here but when my son started his out of contorl behavior and counseling wasn't enough we started threatening to send him to a "scared s...
- I hear your frustration and can't say I wouldn't be the same, but please don't give up on her. Reform school creates monsters. Before you really do anything so rash, r...
I Am Really Upset
Asked by F.A. from Las Vegas
on December 17, 2007
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hi, iam really upset about what happened yesterday ,we went for grocery and on our way back my 3 years old son had an accident on the road (peepee) just on the s...
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- Oh F., I'm sorry. Some people are just big old twits! I know about people assuming they know what's going on. There are those who are bigots - I'm sorry. My moth...
- You and your son did NOTHING wrong. As far as the rude woman goes, I try to follow the philosophy of Don Miguel Ruiz in his book "The Four Agreements,": Don't take a...
- Hi F., I really feel bad for you and your family that you all had to go through this. I am not making any excuses for this person, but unfortunately we do have peo...
Nudist 5-Year-old!!
Asked by D.S. from Seattle
on August 15, 2009
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My eldest boy is such a nudist! If he had his choice, he would be naked all day long. He understands that the minute someone other than family comes into the house, ...
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- Even in cultures where nudity is the norm, there are expectations for modesty. Kids are taught appropriate ways to sit and stand so that they aren't offending other p...
- I think that there is a difference between showering together and promoting self confidence and good hygiene. Sitting naked where visitors and friends might also sit ...
- Since I don't have to deal with this one myself (yet, anyway), I had to laugh. I get this funny image of your son's cheeky pose in a family album alongside others' fac...
Here We Go Again, My Husbands Grandma
Asked by M.B. from St. Louis
on February 6, 2009
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OK, I need advice, or to just vent. Back in Decemeber I made a request about my husbands Grandma driving me nuts with the ridiculous gifts she gives me to offend me, ...
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- I remember the first time you posted about your hubby's grandma. I was rather horrified about some of the things she's pulled yet no one has interceded on your behalf....
- I understand how you must feel! My mother is a lot like this and from what reading I have done on the subject recently, nothing is likely to change no matter what you ...
- I don't have much to offer other than I know how hard it is to win a battle with manipulative people. You're guaranteed to lose unless there's somebody who sees thing...
How to Handle Rude Teacher?
Asked by O.O. from New York
on November 29, 2007
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Yesterday my daughter came home crying about how her teacher had spoken to her. I am not happy but I don't want to make waves and make matters worse. The teacher was d...
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- I thought about not responding because everyone has given you great advice. But then I read the last one and thought that I should and this is why. If you allow you ...
- I completely understand not wanting to rock the boat, but you also have to make things for your daughter at school less uncomfortable. Your daughter is in school for ...
- Your daughter needs to respect her teacher. Period. If she asks her to clean her desk, she should clean her desk. Period. A child's perspective isn't always fact. ...
Anyone Else Out There with a Large Family?
Asked by H.F. from San Francisco
on March 3, 2009
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We have four children ages 7, 6, 3 and 1 and are expecting our 5th any day. We love our big family and don't know yet if it is complete. How do you react when people...
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- Yes, H. and I am the mother of 9 children. I have 8 eight girls and 1 son. I am truly blessed for having them and I went through the same reaction, but I held my hea...
- H., You don't want to be rude? These people wouldn't recognize anything you could say as rudeness. Frankly, it is none of their business how many children you hav...
- Dear H. F., Wow, I wish I could talk to you on the phone !!!! I am also a wife and mother of five, and we would like to have one more, though I am older so my chanc...
Obnoxious Behavior in Three Year Old
Asked by A.N. from Cleveland
on August 13, 2007
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Hello,
My daughter will be three in two weeks. Lately, she has been displaying some rude and obnoxious behavior. She yells at us and her little sister and says thin...
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- A., I have a 3 year old and she is doing the exact same things. I really thing its just the age. The are looking for ome stronger guidelines and some independanc...
- I always say whoever coined the phrase "terrible twos", never let their child live long enough to see three. The good news is, in my experience anyway, they do settle...
- Oh my gosh, we are totally in the same boat! My daughter turned three in June and she is just nuts lately. She is whiney and disagrees with everything. She pretty m...
