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[quote=Anonymous]My teen daughter seems to have changed significantly within the past 2-3 months, but mostly for the better or in ways that are neither good nor bad. She's been much more responsible both at school and at home, more involved and enthusiastic in her extracurricular activities, and easier to get along with -- almost no fighting with her sibling and hardly any teenage drama. Some of her hobbies and interests have changed as well, but she doesn't seem to be into anything unsafe or particularly concerning.

I mentioned this to a friend the other day, sort of marveling at how quickly & suddenly DD seems to be growing up, and my friend (who has two sons both older than my oldest DD, so I tend to trust her experience in raising teens) seemed concerned and cautioned me not to automatically consider this a good thing. She pointed out that sudden behavior changes can be red flags for something going wrong in a kid's life. It wasn't like she was totally negative or anything, and she was happy to hear that things are going well for DD and our family. But her warning has stuck in my mind, and now I'm wondering  if there's anything to it. I haven't seen any red flags with DD and none of her behaviors have been self-destructive, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.

What does the collective wisdom of DCUM think: do some kids just mature very suddenly, or should I consider the abrupt changes with DD signs of a potential problem?  [/quote]

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