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[quote=Anonymous]I hear you. My DD is 12 and its the same problem. Lots of negativity. She only seems to be happy if the attention and activity are 100% about her which is simply not possible all the time. We are a family of 4 and other people have needs.
What has helped is to simply refuse to engage in the negativity. When it starts I ask if there are proposed solutions to the problem if not,  then I'm out. The latest issue was that we had the gall to sign her up for camps that "she didn't like" we reminded her that we gave her  plenty of options in February and she shat over all of them.
 Staying home all day is not an option so we picked camps that we thought were a match for her.
As for the gratitude part its a struggle, we've given our kids too much. I'm spending the summer correcting that. Now that we dont have to rush out to school in the morning I dont do anything for her that she can do herself. Kids need to see how much work goes into giving them a safe and comfortable home. 
OP, your daughter has life too easy. She needs to understand that she has a role to play in her happiness. Good luck, kids are not easy. If I had to do it over again I don't know that I would. [/quote]

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