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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is 14 and some days, the attitude is unbearable.  I have  a harder time that DW because our daughter's personality is like mine, we clash more.  I try to keep things in perspective, everybody has bad days and everybody is in a shitty mood from time to time.  I don't think its reasonable to expect a 14 year old to be all sunshine and unicorns farting rainbows.  It is entirely possible that her "attitude" is calendar-based.  What we try to focus on are the behaviors more than mood or feelings.  If she is rude or ignoring, I try to stay calm, take the high road, and not feed into her bullshit attitude.  I pick my battles- the backpack needs to go in her room but it does not need to go in her room NOW.

In fancytalk, we try to give a clear instruction with a reasonable deadline and a consequence if she doesn't follow thru.

Tween/teen kids are dealing with hormones and are also testing limits and trying to develop independence.  Be a parent but don't be an overreacting, bitchy, controlling parent.  Its another phase.  [/quote]

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