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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you for once considered that there could be some lingering medical issue that you are ignoring? Your approach of throwing her backpack into the hallway was terrible. You're an adult, so act like one. Stop doing childish things. There's a good chance she's either not getting enough sleep, is depressed, or has some other type of issue. Before you come down on her in an unnecessarily harsh manner, take her to the doctor and rule out medical issues. Just whatever you do, stop acting petulant yourself. [/quote]

She just went to the doctor early this month and is fine. [b] She slept 8 solid hours last night and the night before[/b].  She is afflicted with acting like a brat. That's her only medical issue. At one point while I was telling her to get to school, she was LAUGHING. She was faux frantically looking around for her deodorant even though it was right on her bed, and then when she couldn't ignore me anymore made a big production of pulling her bedding apart "trying" to find it. She's full of crap. [/quote]

8 hours of sleep is not enough for many 13/14-year-olds. It is on the very low end of the recommendation for teens 14 & older (& below the recommendation for 13-year-olds) so your DD may very well need more sleep to feel rested most mornings.I'm not saying this excuses her bratty behavior but you may have fewer struggles if she goes to bed (without her electronics!) an hour or so earlier.[/quote]

Can't get her to bed earlier, unfortunately.  She will literally come out of her room like a 3 yr old over and over if I tried to send her to bed at 9 or 9:30. I've tried that. [/quote]

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