Allowance: Tween

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To Ignore or Not to Ignore

R.W. asks from San Francisco

I simply dont know how to handle the backtalk from my 10 year old daughter. She can be so verbally abusive. Sometimes Im not triggered by it and other times it real...

15

Daughter's Friend Shoplifts

A.D. asks from Minneapolis

Recently we became aware that one of my daughter's closest friends (age 12) steals and shoplifts (a lot). My daughter goes to the neighborhood store with her sometime...

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2 Questions About Kids- Money and Dinner

L.K. asks from Austin

Hi Moms, I have 2 questions- 1. When your kids don't eat what is prepared for dinner do you make them something else or let them get some cereal? I have a 14 ye...

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6 Year Old Son Throwing Tantrums

T. asks from Chattanooga

My son is 6 yrs old and very smart. When he gets in trouble he gets mad and then the cycle starts. For example, if I send him to his room, he will argue with me. H...

12

My Kids Are Destroying Our Home!

D.L. asks from Los Angeles

I need some help from anyone who has a similar situation to mine. I am the mom of 4 kids ages 6, 5, 3 and 20 months. It seems that everyone of them excluding the ba...

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Kids Cleaning up After Themselves

C.L. asks from Jonesboro

This is a problem that I also have is kids cleaning up after themselves. I have 5 kids at home. The oldest a 15 year old boy, 13 year old girl, 11 year old girl, 9 ...

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14-Year-old Daughter's Friend's "Lifestyles" Are Breaking Us! (Long, Sorry!)

L.J. asks from Atlanta

I have 3 children, including 1 getting ready to go off to college. My 14-year old's best friend since 4th grade is an only child with a 3 income family (child support...

14

Teenkids and Parents Sil on the Head

R.P. asks from Los Angeles

Do any of your daughters or kids go to the softer parent and get their way? For instance we've told the kids if they want certain things they thst are special, they a...

21

Getting 9-Year Old to Stop Wasting Things!

N.S. asks from Chicago

My 9-year old has not grasped the concept of wasting versus conserving. She will take a large portion of food and then eat two bites. I keep telling her to take sm...

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Dealing with New House/stepfamily. Tween Daughter Denies Ripping Wallpaper

L.L. asks from Columbus

Understandably, my tween daughter resents having to be in a 'new' house, sharing a room with her younger sister, and living (part time) with often hostile teen stepsi...