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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, OP, there isn't another more accurate word for how you're acting. She's a sophomore. Her grades count and her studies are difficult. She can't focus or get anything done when there is noise and there's you, her dad (I'm assuming the DH is yours and not hers, per your post), and her brother. That's A LOT of distractions and you're asking way too much of her. You need to explain the level of work she has to her brother as it won't be any different when he's her age - he'll be doing the same exact thing.

It is entirely unreasonable to expect an hour from her each night before dinner, then she has dinner during which she can't do anything, so you're taking anywhere from 1.5 hours to 2 hours away from her every night. That's NUTS!!

You need to check yourself - and your son - and stop being selfish. Spending time with you won't get her into a good college. [/quote]

So, [b]you think it may be an accurate assessment that a 10th grader has anywhere from 4-7 hours of homework every single night? [/b] My 10th grader probably has 2-2.5 hours generally, sometimes as much as 4. But, at times, he stays up in his room like OP's daughter from 3:30 til 10pm, barely coming out. If I ask him what's up that he has so much homework that night, he says he only had the normal amount, he just dragged it out by messing around. That is probably the case with most any teenager who holes up in their room all afternoon and night. That is what I think OP would like to discourage. [/quote]

Some high schoolers so have this much homework. But even if Ozp's daughter doesn't, there is nothing wrong with her spending some time in evening just hanging out in her room. After being at school all day, extracurriculars, family dinner, & homework maybe she just wants some alone time to decompress before bed. Some people crave that, even need it.Teens included![/quote]

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