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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she wants takeout, she needs to get a job. Plenty of lifeguarding opportunities available for kids her age this summer.[/quote]

But it isn’t just a matter of paying for it.  It is extremely unhealthy to consume this amount of take out- especially the likes of Starbucks,
IHOP, etc.  She is eating crap and a lot of it- as a parent, I would limit it.  Doesn’t matter who pays [/quote]

And this is the root of the power struggle problem.  Who is in charge of what a 15 yr old puts in their body?

I’d drop the rope in this situation and not escalate this particular power struggle. [/quote]

So you would let your child eat junk takeout 3+ times a day and just say F* it, not my body?

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DP. This is obviously not ideal, but when the kid is 15 you lose a lot of control, and at 18 you'll have virtually none. [/quote]

Also, I just wanted to add the one thing you do have control over is allowance. Stop buying things for her and let her learn to manage her money herself. Do not step in to rescue her if she wants something but spent all her money on Starbucks. She can start earning her own money to learn the value of it.[/quote]

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