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October 11, 2005, 9:20 pm PDT
mother of 13-yr old boy
Quote From: bvilla02I am a mom of a 13 year old girl who is on the wrong road. She lies, shows no remorse, defiant and very disrespectful. She recently left a location with a boy who is almost 16 - she was at the with her friend and her friends mother - no one knew where she was so you can image the whirlwind that took place!! Not a good scene at all. When she was confronted by her actions she said that she doesn't believe she did anything wrong, what's the big deal, who cares, (I am sure you have all heard these statements before if you are on this site) - If anyone has any recommendations on what I can do to help her - I don't think she knows who she is anymore, as she has lost all of her personal interests as well. We live in the New England area. i logged onto this message board because my son seems as if he's starting to not care about his grades, but then compared to everyone's messages, this seems like such a small problem. i would just like to comment about the teens that are having behavioral problems and being disrespectful to their parents, and you are losing control of them. You need to really think about if this is the way that you've allowed them to act growing up. Children need to be taught respect and need to be aware that you are in charge at a very young age. I have 3 boys, ages 9,11, and 13 and am a single parent. It has always been very clear to them what type of behavior will not tolerated. They have always been taught to respect their elders and me, as their mother. I can't say that they've been perfect angels, but they have never been disrespectful to me or questioned my authority. I believe children have to be molded from the day they are born---as many are finding out , it is very difficult to try to reverse bad behavior. You must be very clear about your expectations of them from the beginning.
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