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[quote=Anonymous]On the one hand, yes, it is a phase. It's normal for kids to push back against their parents, try on rude or annoying behaviors they might learn at school or in movies/tv/books, or become moody/emotional for periods of time as they go through hormonal shifts. All totally normal. On the other hand, you can't just wait it out. You need to see through the behavior to the person underneath, and as a parent you have to always maintain empathy for that person even when their behavior is annoying the crap out of you. It's really important to understand that the person and the behavior are separate, and to emphasize for yourself (and thus for your DD) that even when you don't like her behavior, you do like her. This is a really fundamental thing for a parent. It helps her to learn that she is not her behavior and she CAN make better choices. She needs to know that if she messes up, she can fix it.[/quote]
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