a friend of mine has a 12 year old and is starting to make that turn to rebellion---mom has been too much of a friend in my opinion and more than likley wont change that. suggestions?
2006-06-13 04:26:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
The parent has to use his/her authority and demand that the child respect this order. Remove all entertainment, designer clothing, computer privledges and the like. Hold on to his allowances and even a meal or two. Let the parent remind the child that they are the parent, they make the rules, they provide the luxuries, the food, they pay the bills and that as long as they live under their roof, under their authority, under their care, they have no rights until 18 by law. Should the child continue to throw fits, then capital punishment is inevitable. Push comes to shove, lay down the law that "mama brought you into this world, and mama will surely take you out"!
2006-06-13 04:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Hello Kitty 3 · 9⤊ 1⤋
DON'T ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIEND TO ABUSE OR BEAT THE CHILD!
She needs to do something, however. Perhaps she could take away all privileges until the child behaves. THis means remove all electronic games, all TV time, etc. A lot of people ground their kids, but still allow them to have all the amenities. It's not grounding them if they still have a TV in their room, as well as nintendos, etc. That needs to stop, and the child needs to be limited as to what is available to them.
Mom needs to take these things away, and come up with a list of behaviors that they child can do to get those things back. For example, one week of good behavior equals 2 hours of electronic game time.
2006-06-13 04:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say. It's probablt a mix of lax parenting and puberty. I have a 10 yr old that I am having real problems with. There may be a deep seeded problem too. When you're not actually living in the home it's too hard to judge.
2006-06-13 22:34:33 · answer #3 · answered by anewrachel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive always found a slap to the back side most effective I'm not talking child abuse but these people who try to "reason" with a 18 month old are just asking for trouble later spanking when they are young helps with reasoning when they are older
2006-06-13 04:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by frogger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time to start using the belt. If my parents wouldn't have whiped me I might be in prison now or on drugs like my friends who did'nt get whippings. I'm glad that my parents whipped me and I thank them everyday for raising me to be a man.
2006-06-13 04:33:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start taking things away, especially from their room, like TV, video games, radios, phones, etc. It get their attention real fast.
2006-06-13 04:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by Tammy J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beat the crap outta them without leaving any marks, it works on me and now im straight as Tom Cruise.
2006-06-13 04:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by Naya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beat them with a wooden spoon. That's what my parents did and it led me to be come the fine, upstanding, sociopathic citizen you see before you today.
2006-06-13 04:30:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring her some brochures about bootcamps or have her kid visit one or a youth detention center. Sometimes instilling a little fear for there own good helps.
2006-06-13 04:31:07 · answer #9 · answered by shae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the beatings begin!
2006-06-13 04:29:35 · answer #10 · answered by jgcii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋