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Please help, I desperately need some advice! V V Long!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 425175" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>Hi and welcome, Liz. Your daughter sounds a lot like mine was at that age. All I can really suggest is to pick your battles. With Miss KT, I insisted on clean clothes that were appropriate to the school dress code, and a clean body to put them on. Otherwise, if she wanted to go around looking like a hot mess, it was her problem, not mine.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I found that worked was to put responsibility for her clothes and her room on her. If dirty clothes didn't hit the clothes basket, I didn't wash them. As long as the room was reasonably sanitary (no food scraps, dirty dishes, empty wrappers, etc.), I just closed the door. If she couldn't find what she needed? Not My Problem.</p><p></p><p>Letting her go alone to the park? And having a cell phone? Not a chance. Since she didn't get home on time, it tells me she is not ready for that responsibility.</p><p></p><p>With the shopping issue, I found that making a deal with Miss KT before we went shopping helped immensely. If she wanted something, say a new top, it had to be either on sale or on clearance, and within a certain price point. If not, then we had to wait till next time. If we were food shopping, she got to choose one treat for her very own. If the shopping rules were not followed, there were consequences, and after carrying/dragging a screaming child out of various stores a few (hundred) times, she realized I meant it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 425175, member: 4040"] Hi and welcome, Liz. Your daughter sounds a lot like mine was at that age. All I can really suggest is to pick your battles. With Miss KT, I insisted on clean clothes that were appropriate to the school dress code, and a clean body to put them on. Otherwise, if she wanted to go around looking like a hot mess, it was her problem, not mine. Another thing I found that worked was to put responsibility for her clothes and her room on her. If dirty clothes didn't hit the clothes basket, I didn't wash them. As long as the room was reasonably sanitary (no food scraps, dirty dishes, empty wrappers, etc.), I just closed the door. If she couldn't find what she needed? Not My Problem. Letting her go alone to the park? And having a cell phone? Not a chance. Since she didn't get home on time, it tells me she is not ready for that responsibility. With the shopping issue, I found that making a deal with Miss KT before we went shopping helped immensely. If she wanted something, say a new top, it had to be either on sale or on clearance, and within a certain price point. If not, then we had to wait till next time. If we were food shopping, she got to choose one treat for her very own. If the shopping rules were not followed, there were consequences, and after carrying/dragging a screaming child out of various stores a few (hundred) times, she realized I meant it. [/QUOTE]
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