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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is a smart kid and tested highly on every single test. However, her social life is taking over and her grades are falling (not terribly but a little). We've had endless talks about this. She says she is going to do better but it is not improving. A tutor would not help because she is not struggling with the content. She is struggling with remembering to hand assignments on time and when tests are scheduled. She is also having a hard time managing her time on her electronics. I want to take them away but my husband wants her to learn. It is true that in 2 years, she will be in college and no one will be there to remove her electronics. 
She had great College potential but now, she is ruining it. She will get somewhere, just not what she could have had. I just know that when it will be time to apply to Colleges, she will be shocked by how competitive it is and her dream College will be out of her grade reach. I have expressed it to her but she says it is not true and she refuses to talk to the College application officer at her school. 
I'll take all advice...
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This sounds like a parenting issue.  You need to tell her no social life until her homework/schoolwork is turned in and verify it's turned in.  Yes, you restrict/take away her electronics.  She needs the support.  [/quote]

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