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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 377438" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Ok, I think I'd try pulling back a little and not engaging or letting her see a reaction to pushing your buttons. This might not work but shoot, she is old enough to start suffering her own consequences with grades and so forth if she doesn't do what she should. It sounds like she's dragging it out because right now she feels like she has nothing better to do than spread it out and push your buttons along the way. Turn this into a natural consequences issue, not your issue- you relax and do what you need/want. If it doesn't work, you can always go back to this method. But there's no sense in getting your blood pressure up for a kid in middle school over homework and grades- it's hard, I know, but looking back on it I wish I'd never entered the first battle with my difficult child over it. He was old enough and truthfully, in middle school (and even now) the biggest effect on his behavior were the natural consequences, not anything I said or did or rewarded or punished with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 377438, member: 3699"] Ok, I think I'd try pulling back a little and not engaging or letting her see a reaction to pushing your buttons. This might not work but shoot, she is old enough to start suffering her own consequences with grades and so forth if she doesn't do what she should. It sounds like she's dragging it out because right now she feels like she has nothing better to do than spread it out and push your buttons along the way. Turn this into a natural consequences issue, not your issue- you relax and do what you need/want. If it doesn't work, you can always go back to this method. But there's no sense in getting your blood pressure up for a kid in middle school over homework and grades- it's hard, I know, but looking back on it I wish I'd never entered the first battle with my difficult child over it. He was old enough and truthfully, in middle school (and even now) the biggest effect on his behavior were the natural consequences, not anything I said or did or rewarded or punished with. [/QUOTE]
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