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Originally Posted by jackie j  I think you have to trust your children and teach them to respect themselves and they will respect you and other's, be persistant with boundries dont keep changing the rules and they do learn from it. |
Spot on JackieJ - 14 yr old currently grounded until end of month - I think she now realises that there will be no reprise - no time off for good behaviour (that is expected) and that her behaviour was unacceptable. In the past I may have relented and given in to her pleas- not this time or ever again. I learnt the lesson - I think she has too.
Scary tale carlseawolf,Ill relate this to my kids as a cautionary tale - what a sad sign of our times.
francesbean