Self Esteem: Tween

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Building Self-esteem for My 11 Year Old Daughter

B.F. asks from Decatur

My 11 yr old daughter has always had low self-esteem. Even when she was a toddler - she would say I can't do it. She would wait for her younger sister (1 yr younger) ...

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How Do I Help My 10 Year Old Daughter Keep Her Good Self Esteem?

M.M. asks from San Antonio

I have a beautiful 10 year old daughter who will be in the 5th grade next year. My husband and I both struggle with weight issues and unfortunately our sweet girl ha...

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My 12 Year Old Being Bullied at School

S.P. asks from Boston

My 12 year old son came home from school very emotional. He did not want to tell us what happened. He finally did tell us that he was pushed to the ground and hit by ...

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13 Year Old and Boyfriend??

M.M. asks from Dallas

Hello- Would you let your 13 year old DD have a boyfriend? I remember liking boys and having boyfriends at that age. But it would be like two weeks and then break...

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How Can I Teach My 13 Year Old RESPECT for Adults?

A.L. asks from Clarksville

When my son was about 7 years old, his biological father gave up his rights to my husband. Therefor, my husband adopted my son (who is now 13 years old). My son and...

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How to Teach a Child Self Control

C.L. asks from Washington DC

My 10 year old son has issues with self control, as in talking to friends during class time, running in the hallways, obnoxious behavior with younger friends.... Gene...

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Advice on 12 Year-old Shaving Hairy Thighs....

J.R. asks from Boston

My 12 year old daughter has been shaving her legs now for probably over a year. She has very "hairy" legs, although not "black" hair, she is lucky in that respect. Th...

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Self Mutiliation

K.K. asks from Washington DC

The other night I noticed marks on my 13yo dd's lower arm that looked like a series of cuts, didn't look recent maybe 2 weeks old. When I asked her what it was she cl...

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Does the Cry It Out Method Make for a Less Confident Child?

J.K. asks from Honolulu

We have been doing the cry it out method with my almost 8 month old baby girl for the last 5 days. She still gets pretty upset when we put her down each time (crying...

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Battle with My 13 Year Old Girl

B.W. asks from Salt Lake City

I am struggling with catching my daughter in MANY small and stupid lies all of the time. She compeltely denies everything even when I am holding the evidence in from ...