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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

getting your teenager to help

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bugger10 They are just testing you. If you give up you have lost forever. If you throw the clothes you win. Maybe it's not that easy, because every kid is different. A conversation will help temporarely, but then a new conversation. You have to act like you mean it and...

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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darmstrong Hey DawnLoos, I feel your pain! I've raised two teenage boys, and now my two middle daughters are both teens. I can tell you this is an ongoing battle! This is what I've done in the past and it seems to work pretty well: We have a calendar of chores. Our...

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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mamasan34 well, I stripped my daughters room down to nothing but a mattress and a pillow and a sheet and she had to work to get everything back. It worked, but slowly they start going back to the way it was. Now, i sit in a chair in front of her door and make her clean...

24 Oct 07

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

All three of my teenagers (19,16 and 15 years of age) have a myspace. I do not know their passwords, but I have each of them as a friend. I am contantly going to their pages and reading the content and asking their friends to be a...

myspace

teenagers

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cikedo I'm not a parent, but I can give you an opinion from your childrens point of view. I had some trouble with this situation a few months back. I'm 19, have a myspace and would never let my parents see it. For one thing my myspace page is to keep in contact with...

24 Oct 07

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

With 3 JV football teams and 3 freshman football teams do you feel this school may be overcrowded or is it that the area has some great athletes?

high school

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lifeis2good Wow that is a huge amount of football teams to have within 1 high school. Begs the question as to what is the student population within that school?? That is something I would love to know!!! Does the school only have 1 Varsity Team??

24 Oct 07

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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Lil Bit aka Royal Mom that should say "living room". sorry

23 Oct 07

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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barehugs well at least you got the "don't care" right. You have to start treating them like equals. Sit down with them and explain your your wants and needs, and then find out what they want and need from you. Once this info is on the table, you can make a deal. You...

23 Oct 07

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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stephanie78 So far it sounds like you are headed in the right direction. Don't give in and give them back their clothes until you see a change. When I do laundry anything not in the laundry basket does not get washed, I have had my kids complain that their school uniform...

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DawnLoos @DawnLoos (10) • United States 23 Oct 07

I am a mother of 3 teenagers. I am having a MAJOR issue with the 15 year old and 16 year old. I can not seem to get them to put away their clean clothes, take the dirty dishes out of thier rooms, take out the trash, or...

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Lil Bit aka Royal Mom My 15 and 16 year old girls now do their own laundry. They alternate days doing the dishes and only clean the house up when their boyfriends come to visit. I invite the boyfriends often. LOL If they want to hang out and watch movies, the girls are embarrassed...

23 Oct 07

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