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[quote=Anonymous]We have had some of these issues. DH's solution is not to engage. It does seem to partially depend on DD's mood, whether she's up on time or can't get up.

I also realized it's partially lack of consequences from the school (at least those she's aware of). When they started a project in her first period, she stopped being tardy.

It depends on your kid, but with my DD, consequences backfire (make her too anxious/oppositional), it's better to leave her alone. But just be clear and upfront about what will happen if she's late, not as a threat. Like: I'm willing to drive you to school once a month, if you are running late.

Things that I've tried that didn't work: going in to wake her up (makes her mad). Yelling. Getting a sibling to help me (don't put your other kids in the middle). Guilt trips. Scaring her that the social worker at school will want to meet with us (eventually I even emailed the school social worker, but got no response).

But I was thinking if the issue gets worse, I'll get school involved in some way. So maybe that's your next step? [/quote]

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