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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 175636" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>difficult child 1 is starting to want things like a cell phone, a laptop -- stuff most kids in our rather affluent area already have, but which up until now he has been neither mature enough for or deserving of in my opinion. I told him I'll get him a cell phone if he can give me a report card with A's and B's. That's also the condition for keeping it -- maintaining those grades. </p><p> </p><p>Last year was a tough year for him, first year in middle school and all, plus he's immature for his age. When I told him the deal for the phone, he seemed okay with that and I'm hoping it gets him to take things a little more seriously this year.</p><p> </p><p>He leaves for a week-long camp on Saturday for kids with inflammatory bowel disease, and last year it had a really good impact on him. The counselors are all older teens or young adults who go through a VERY thorough screening process. They are all great role models and he really had fun and admired them, so I'm hoping this is another good experience and maturity builder this year.</p><p> </p><p>As for my pre-teen and tweener, I'll have to think about them a bit...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 175636, member: 3444"] difficult child 1 is starting to want things like a cell phone, a laptop -- stuff most kids in our rather affluent area already have, but which up until now he has been neither mature enough for or deserving of in my opinion. I told him I'll get him a cell phone if he can give me a report card with A's and B's. That's also the condition for keeping it -- maintaining those grades. Last year was a tough year for him, first year in middle school and all, plus he's immature for his age. When I told him the deal for the phone, he seemed okay with that and I'm hoping it gets him to take things a little more seriously this year. He leaves for a week-long camp on Saturday for kids with inflammatory bowel disease, and last year it had a really good impact on him. The counselors are all older teens or young adults who go through a VERY thorough screening process. They are all great role models and he really had fun and admired them, so I'm hoping this is another good experience and maturity builder this year. As for my pre-teen and tweener, I'll have to think about them a bit... [/QUOTE]
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