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[quote=Anonymous]I have three DC.  Oldest is fully launched - 24 years old, working and living on his own.  Middle DC is a senior in college and is on track to graduate in May and be gainfully employed.  Youngest is a sophomore in college and is doing well.

For us, starting at a very young age, my children knew that if I said "no" I meant "no."  I was not a helicopter mom.  If they forgot their homework at home, it stayed at home and I didn't deliver it to them at school.  I didn't check their school work - if they needed help, they knew I was available.  I never tracked them on their phones.  I gave them freedom and responsibility - I went back to work part time when my kids were in Kindergarten, 2nd and 5th grades.  They walked home from school together and were at home for about about 15 minutes before I arrived home from work.  When they got into high school, they all had part time jobs so they could have spending money.

I raised my kids like I was raised: discipline (not physical spanking but having rules, knowing what the rules are and not giving in because my child was sad), freedom to make mistakes and then natural consequences when they did make mistakes.[/quote]

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