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[quote=Anonymous]Try reading "How to Talk so Your Teen will Listen and Listen so your Teen will Talk". I found it helpful. I also find it helpful to take a deep breath and (instead of responding to rudeness with wry sarcasm, as is my wont) just respond quietly and with a slight hint of wonder, "Wow. That was really kind of mean. It hurts my feelings when you say something like that." Also try the "Positive Statement ---constructive criticism---positive statement" approach. "You know, honey----you have the prettiest big blue eyes. And I know you want to experiment with makeup, but using that shade of eyeliner that heavily sort of makes it harder to see how pretty your eyes are---and I just love you so much . . . " When what I really want to say is, "OMG. That heavy black eyeliner makes your eyes look tiny and looks totally trampy. TAKE IT OFF."[/quote]
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