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[quote=Anonymous]DD is 11 but I feel like she's 14 half the time - she is a great kid but also VERY high drama (and always has been) as well as very quick to lie to save face, unfortunately. She escalates to tears, screaming, and attitude if she feels at all in the wrong - but she is also seriously a sweet, good kid who has always followed rules (& while I don't think we're absurdly strict, we not very lenient either) and is very thoughtful when she's not worked up. Never been in trouble at school or showed any kind of problematic behavior whatsoever.

We had to buy her a laptop for school this year (6th) - it's literally mandatory for 6th grade+ to use in class - and we set up very clear boundaries around usage; ie, only in the kitchen at home etc. We also have some of the family safeguards turned on, but are just figuring them out. We got her weekly report and found that she must be spending her entire study hall, if not more, randomly surfing the internet. I figured out how to block youtube as she was - as far as I can tell - watching TikTok videos on youtube? They all seemed harmless enough but I just worry.

BUT more pressingly, she googled the answer key for an assignment, which seems massively out of character for her. At the risk of sounding dumb, I'm not sure she would even appreciate that is cheating, although they do have to sign an honor code at school, which makes a big deal out of not cheating etc.

I obviously need to raise this to her but I feel like no matter how ginger I am, it's going to be throwing a match on a powder keg and it runs the risk of being unproductive because the drama will obscure the message. Any one else with an easily triggered drama queen navigate something like this and have tips to share? [/quote]

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