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[quote=Anonymous]OP back. Thank you for these replies. I think my main issues are 1. needing to discipline other people's kids, which I find difficult, and 2. redirecting them in the moment away from inappropriate stuff (making "potions" with food in the kitchen; yeah that's a hard pass). For those who feel like this is parenting 101, I get it, this seems basic. But having one 10 yo DD who's usually pretty well behaved, I don't run into disciplinary problems often so this felt stressful. I also recognize DD's friends are increasingly important to her as she enters the tween years, and I'm trying to adjust my parenting approach towards more independence (and also not be so rigid with my own rules). Final question, any great ideas to occupy tween girls that aren't crafts? I'm good at those, but on a rainy day indoors they got bored (and hence were underfoot). Kids only want to sit for so long and we're in a small colonial. Appreciate any ideas from btdt parents. Thanks all. [/quote]
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