My stepdaughter is very rude to my family when they come to visit, even though they try to be nice.
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My 10 1/2 year old daughter suddenly doesn't like me at all. If i say it's black, she's says it's white, if i like it she doesn't, she looks at me like i am stupid, and often insults me and says things to hurt my feelings intentionally. I realize she is pre-pubesent and the changes are becoming noticable but this behavior is hurtful and disrespectful. Somethings gotta give. I want her to realize her words are hurtful and her "attitude" is not acceptable, without making her feel like she doesn't have the right to express herself and hate me even more.
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I'm writing out of fustration of my 11 1/2 year old daughter. She has always been a great respectful child until a few months ago. As we like to say she gives us a lot of lip service.
She just doesn't listen anymore, for example we ask that she does not download songs off the computer without asking she says o.k. no problem then she goes upstairs on the computer and downloads. I try to punish her with appriate consequences ( like taking away her ipod for a week ) She apologizes and swears to never do it again 2 weeks later. This is on going of alot of things in the house I am at a loss on how to punish her. We have on several occasions sat down with her to talk she says she understands and is very sorry and that she wont talk to us that way, straighten up her act. At that point we feel good like we got through to her, but then she walks aways and does whatever she wants. We don't ask for very much. Her job is to do well in school, set the table for dinner and make her bed in the morning(not to shabby).
If you have any advise I would apperciate it theese are small things now at 11 but soon she'll be 13,14,15 when there will be huge conseqences in life for doing whatever you please.
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My 3 yr old son is energetic, over the top, etc (spirited as defined in "raising your spirited child"). Everything is a challenge with him. I'm having a problem teaching him to value other's space and he just can't seem to stop getting too close to people or touching people. For example: we were standing in a line and the man ahead (that we didn't know) was chatting to us, my son took this as familiar I guess as he started hugging this man's leg and getting silly around him.
Another example is that my son loves babies but he just can't seem to stop touching/hugging/kissing them no matter how many times I remind him "no touching". I think he just doesn't understand why anyone would want this so forgets. I find my self saying "don't touch anyone" but that's not realistic either. Advice??
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My daughter is 8 years old. Lately we've been have problems with her sassy mouth. She talks to us (both Mom & Dad) disrespectfully. She is great in school, both academically and socially. We have issues in the morning with her getting up for school. Her alarm goes off at 6:35 and she lays in bed after numerous times of us telling her to get up until we have to raise our voices and threaten her with going to bed earlier that night. Whatever we say to her she says she doesn't care (at that moment). We have tried to add it to a chore chart but that doesn't seem to help. It seems to us it is a control issue. What can we do? Any suggestions with showing us respect(she has no problem at school with respecting her teacher) or any suggestions with our mornings?
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