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[quote=Anonymous]DD is almost 13 and within the past 18 months has become a different person.  She was always a well-behaved, studious, sweet and family-oriented kid.  We have little to no discipline problems.

Around 11.5 a flip-switched and she’s defiant, mean-spirited, and sneaky.  Most of the change seems to be at home.  She still has the same group of friends, is still making good grades but is extremely disrespectful to DH and I.  She’s mean to her younger siblings and just has done a 180 and I’m lost.  I’m trying to navigate whether this is somewhat normal reaction to puberty or something else.

I’m May she had a tantrum that included her throwing a phone at DH and calling me a b!tch.  It lasted about three hours, all because we said she couldn’t sleep over at a friends house because we had plans the next morning.  We, of course, took her phone and she was grounded for about 4 weeks.  The physical behavior has stopped, but the nastiness hasn’t.   We are currently waiting to find a therapist to see if there are any other issues that have happened thayncould cause such a massive change.  She will not speak to me or DH, we use to be very close.

I don’t know how to parent this kid and I feel like I’m losing her.  I talk to other parents with girls the same age and they validate that it’s “normal” but something feels off. It’s too drastic of a change.

Would parenting classes help?  A book?  Has anyone experienced a change in their child’s behavior like this?

Help us.[/quote]

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