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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work at school. She has always just gotten by. This bothers me, because I try to excel in whatever I do, but she just accepts mediocrity and I don't believe she tries hard. I just got her progress report and she is not passing any classes. I don't think she's into drugs. She could probably be having sex because I can't monitor her every move, but she does have to be in the house by 9 week day and week end. Her father and I just put her on punishment for the bad...

Coping with Death

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15 Year Old Having Sex

My cousin has a 15 year old stepsister who has been living with my cousin's mother since the age of 8 or 9. The stepsister's mother had her at the age of 15. The stepsister has been having sex for about a year now, and she asked my cousin to take her to the clinic to get birth control pills. My cousin told her she would, but only if tells her mother. The stepsister doesn't want to tell her mother because she is afraid she will take the pills away. My cousin asked me what she should do. I think she should get her the pills and go with her...

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Funeral Out of State

Need a little help here....my grandmother is currently on 24 hour hospice...

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I Have a Funeral

I have a funeral to attend this week at 10 am and don't have a babysitter....

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8 Year Old Crush, to Young to Have Girlfriend?

My son is 8 and has a major crush on the girl that is on his baseball team. He wants to ask her to be his girl friend, but I'm so not ready for this. I am so happy that he trusted me enough to tell me and ask me first if he can have a girl friend. I don't want my son, or my daughter, to start having girlfriends and boyfriends because I want to make sure that my children don't get to the point of relying on having a girlfriend or boyfriend for their happiness. I know from experience that it's easy to fall into. I know most parents have...

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work...

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Learning Issues

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Do You Know of Any Young Stars with Learning Disabilities

I think my daughter may have a learning disability. Since she is my first child and everything academic came easy to me, I don't know if I'm over reacting or if I have legitimate concerns. I have scheduled a meeting with her teacher to discuss my concerns and to move forward with intervention if she indeed has a problem. I have a feeling that is she does have a disability, she will think something is wrong with her. I found tons of stuff on older actors and business people with disabilities, but she won't know them as she is 6. I...

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Makeup & Clothing

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Seeking Parents Advice on Rules for My 15 Year Old Son.

My son has in general always been respectful, kind, hardworking and grateful. After recieving his iphone and entering into the texting, facebook world everything about him is changing. Friends are the main focus. Typical teen stuff parents are idiots, knows all the answers etc. What concerns me is his disrespect and feelings of entitlement. We have had a family meeting with him laying down some rules an guidelines. Some of them: phone must be given to us by 10pm on school nites, 10:30pm curfew. No going out with friends on school...

Puberty

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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work...

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Puberty at 7 ? ? ?

My daughter is 7yrs old (she weighs 49lbs) and has a lump on one breast so I...

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Religious Milestones

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Seeking a Bar Mitzvah Mom for Advice...

My 10-year old son and I just returned from a Bar Mitzvah. We were invited from a family in Sunday School class. There are 15 kids in the class, all ages from 5-13 years old. Here's the problem: At the reception, there was a kid's table. When my son approached the table, he noticed place cards for seating. His name was not there, nor was his 10-year old friend. My son approached the Bar Mitzvah kid and he said, "I only have this table for my friends, and I didn't want you to come anyway"... Of course, this left me with a teary-eyed...

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Bat Mitzvah Gift?

What do you give for a Bat Mitzvah? It's the daughter of a close colleague...

Shaving

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Question About Shaving......

Hi mom's I have a question...my daughter is almost 12 years old...and she is now wanting to start shaving her legs, wax her little mustache (hardly nothing there)...she says she hates the jungle that is going on her legs...anyways my question is ...Should I take her to get her legs waxed or just let her shave her legs?....because I've heard...and maybe i heard wrong...but is it true that if u wax your legs for the first time...the hair will not grow as thick and dark. Is that a fact? Also about her little mustache should i have those waxed...

Social Skills

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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work...

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16 Year Old Daughter

My daughter has just turned 16 in September. She is for the most part a...

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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

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