My 13 year old has for a couple of years, and especially the last year, become very rude to us and especially her dad, he can hardly say anything without her telling him to shut up. every day this week she's come home at 16:15 to find her 8 year old brother on the main computer and because I've said he has another half an hour left she's hit him, or turned off the computer when he hasn't had time to save his game and made him cry, I've told her off for doing this, but she just says he's been a stupid idiot and faking it, I said this doesn't matter it's his turn and you'll have to wait, and then I just get the your always getting at me and he get's to do what ever he wants :roll:
I have always believed that you respect your children and they'll respect you in turn, it seams to be working with all the others, I never had teenage problems with my oldest, but Amelia has had a tendency to tantrums since birth, I can cope though with a bit of shouting and screaming just not the instantly rude and obnoxious without any provocation.
Have I got it wrong should I have beaten them? no I was always respectful of my parents so were my siblings and my mum has held the same philosophy as I have, one of respect and guidance rather than aggression and dictatorship.
Alison
I have always believed that you respect your children and they'll respect you in turn, it seams to be working with all the others, I never had teenage problems with my oldest, but Amelia has had a tendency to tantrums since birth, I can cope though with a bit of shouting and screaming just not the instantly rude and obnoxious without any provocation.
Have I got it wrong should I have beaten them? no I was always respectful of my parents so were my siblings and my mum has held the same philosophy as I have, one of respect and guidance rather than aggression and dictatorship.
Alison