So my oldest is 23 and she has OCD and ADD, shes working on moving out but anyway, my daughter was was watching Cars 2 on disney. And my oldest came in and changed the channel on her and she over reacted by screaming and crying ( shes 13!!) because she never watches tv. So i pulled out the plug and my eldest turned it back on ADVICE??
Unplug the television again, or take a knife and cut the cord. (Can YOU do without TV?) Give older daughter a time limit in which she must move out (say, before January 1). Inform younger daughter that teens who act like babies, for any reason, will be treated like babies, and have her occupy her free time with books for a while.
help the oldest PACK...and in the meanwhile...let her know that YOU control the TV.
Your house, your rules. Doesn't matter how old they are.
To me the fact that your daughter has OCD and ADD is irrelevant. Your daughter (youngest) was watching TV and your oldest disrespected her by changing the channel and since your youngest doesn't watch TV this was probably a treat she was looking forward to and instead of letting your youngest watch TV and talk to your oldest about respect she punished her.
She the yelling and screaming was a overreaction, but when you looking forward to something and have someone take it from you, your not going to be happy and calm about it.
My advice to you is stop letting your oldest disrespect you and her sister and she needs to move out soon since she doesn't seem to like rules.
Also stop punishing your youngest for your oldest behavior
The oldest needs to be grounded from something... and you need to keep turning off the tv. Tell the 13 year old that if she had not overreacted, you would have made sure she got to watch her show. Thanks for trying to do the right thing! Good luck!
Geesh, don't you have more than one TV? The older one should not have gotten away with this. She'd have gotten chewed out by me. That was nothing but rude.
This isn't a TV issue. This is disrespect you seem to be allowing.
My advice would be to tell them they can watch TV when they grow up and start acting their age!
It doesn't sound like an issue of too much TV. It sounds like your older daughter needs to learn some boundaries and respect for her sister. It is sibling rivalry.... though more of what you would expect when both kids are 13 or under, not when one is 23.
Your oldest needs to respect her sister - if the younger is watching TV, the older cannot just come in and change it. She also needs to respect you - if you pull the plug, she needs to accept the punishment, not defy it. She may be an adult, but she's living in your house and needs to both follow your rules show you respect.
