Disrespect & Disobedience: Infant, Princess

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Advice for Handling an Unappreciative and Disrespectful 7-Year Old.

I'm a foster parent to a 7-year old girl as well as her two sisters. She is the middle of the two. She thinks nothing is fair when it comes to her but it's ok for things not to be fair to the others. She never appreciates anything we try to do for her, she always wants more, more, more. For example, her sister went to the dentist, she locked the bedroom door that night so the tooth fairy couldn't come but the tooth fair came anyway. The next morning she was mad because the tooth fairy left her sister money for her teeth...whining and saying...

Hygiene Issues

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10Yr Old Niece with Terrible Hygiene...

Hello moms, I'm in need of some advice this morning. My sister in law and her daughter are temporaily living with us, and her daughter, my niece, has extremely poor hygiene. I'm sure it's just because no one has properly showed her how to care for herself however, when I try to say something to her or show her a better way to care for herself she gets embarassed and becomes sassy or upset. I know she does not wash her hands when she uses the restroom, in fact I don't think she cleans herself well either. Her hands are always filthy and then...