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13 year old will NOT abide by house rules...HELP!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 520211" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>there is a lot going on. I would continue to take the things away and if he is going to search for them, then I would "store" them at a pawn shop and he could WORK for the privilege of EVER getting them back. He would NOT earn cash from me, but instead would earn cash credited into an account that I would then use to pay the pawn shop. I would not accept cash from him to pay the pawn shop because then he could steal it from me and use it to pay me for the things that were taken as a consequence.</p><p></p><p>If you don't want the hassle of that, then get some strong locks, the kind for doors to the outside, not the kind for interior doors, that require a key to open the door, and I would lock the doors to my bedroom, study, any area I don't wnat him in. The keys would be on my person at ALL times and that door would NEVER be left unlocked, not even for a moment. There is not need to explain this to him, or tell hm ahead fo time that you are locking the door because he is such a snoop and violates your privacy. I would just do it Then when I took something away, it would go behind the locked door.</p><p></p><p>Moslty that would happen because I HATE when people go through my stuff. </p><p></p><p>I would work on loosening the strings as he gets older and EARNS it. At 13 he is proving he isn't ready for unlimited use of cell phone, etc.... But I don't know many kids who ARE able to self limit themselves on computer games, cell phone, etc... at age 13.</p><p></p><p>WHy not switch him to a tracfone or net10 phone and then when he uses his minutes up, it is HIS problem to buy more or not for the month or however long you think they should last?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 520211, member: 1233"] there is a lot going on. I would continue to take the things away and if he is going to search for them, then I would "store" them at a pawn shop and he could WORK for the privilege of EVER getting them back. He would NOT earn cash from me, but instead would earn cash credited into an account that I would then use to pay the pawn shop. I would not accept cash from him to pay the pawn shop because then he could steal it from me and use it to pay me for the things that were taken as a consequence. If you don't want the hassle of that, then get some strong locks, the kind for doors to the outside, not the kind for interior doors, that require a key to open the door, and I would lock the doors to my bedroom, study, any area I don't wnat him in. The keys would be on my person at ALL times and that door would NEVER be left unlocked, not even for a moment. There is not need to explain this to him, or tell hm ahead fo time that you are locking the door because he is such a snoop and violates your privacy. I would just do it Then when I took something away, it would go behind the locked door. Moslty that would happen because I HATE when people go through my stuff. I would work on loosening the strings as he gets older and EARNS it. At 13 he is proving he isn't ready for unlimited use of cell phone, etc.... But I don't know many kids who ARE able to self limit themselves on computer games, cell phone, etc... at age 13. WHy not switch him to a tracfone or net10 phone and then when he uses his minutes up, it is HIS problem to buy more or not for the month or however long you think they should last? [/QUOTE]
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