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[quote=Anonymous]Wow.  Some very hostile comments.

I will clear a few things up.

We are getting ready for the new school year and wanting to work out any kinks before school starts for a smoother transition for her.

Up till now she has been allowed to stand in the shower as long as she wants which is usually 20+ minutes. We think that is too long. There is very little time for the water to get right temp and I would never expect anybody to get in the shower before hot water kicks in. and that amount of time does not include drying off or getting dressed or drying her hair.

I don't watch her.
I have watched her to see what she is doing to take so long. That is when I noticed her standing in a trance still at 15-20 minutes without even soaping up, washing her hair or rinsing off. So then she feels pressured to do all that in 5 minutes.
She has just gotten out of a full 8 or 9 hours of sleep so I don't think she needs to relax. She needs to WAKE UP and start her day.

She has no privacy concerns. I wish she did. Even though she is just beginning to get breast buds and is aware of them she makes no effort to cover up with a towel or get fully in her clothes in front of the rest of the family. I've talked to her about modesty and the fact she is a developing young women she doesn't seem to understand. When school starts she will be undressing (somewhat) in front of other girls for PE and I've told her she should turn around and be modest and not be looking at the other girls. This will be a new experience for her. She and her sister share a very large bedroom(by choice) and they are naked in front of each other every day. I only see her naked when she walks out of the shower to ask a question or to talk to me. I always remind her to cover up.

We are teaching our kids to be respectful of the rest of the family, time management and also to not be wasteful of anything really. We recycle, have a compost pile and a rain barrel for the small veggie garden.[/quote]

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