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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP---my kids are 15, 14 and 13.  I have not actually said "F-off!"  though I certainly have been mad enough at times, so I appreciate your perspective.  With my DD, taking the phone is highly effective in producing civility.  I also think that the prevalence of "Smart Aleck" videos, the moronic Disney channel sitcoms, etc. all combine to produce a lot of the nasty attitude.  I point out, whenever DD veers to the attitudinal edge, that obviously she has been watching too many sarcastic cat videos, so perhaps she and the smart phone need to take a break from each other.

And humor also helps.  I did a whole comedic routine the other night with my surly hygiene-impaired 14 yo DS about how incredibly lonely his toothbrush was, and how much his toothbrush missed him, and how the toothbrush had decided to use the toothpaste to write a letter to his dentist begging for the dentist to get the toothbrush and my son back together . . . . by the time I had finished the whole dramatic rendering even stone-face the hygiene-impaired had to smile.

A PP was right.  They really ARE preschoolers.  [/quote]

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