the Mouth and Attitude are Killing me

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Registered: 01-07-2007
the Mouth and Attitude are Killing me
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Mon, 07-09-2007 - 10:48am
My 13 yo DS seems to have a congenital problem with attitude and mouthing off.
Please. Tell me there is some way to fix this before I explode or run away.
This has been an off/on problem for years, but now its worse. I know some people say "pick your battles" but having a child speak to you like you are an idiot not a battle I want to let slide.
What consequences do you use that have been effective in quelling the snotty response/attitudes?

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Registered: 07-13-2007
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 1:25pm
If you find a good idea, let me know. My 13 year old daughter is disrespectful too. Luckily she only acts this way with her immediate family. She is lovely to her teachers, friends, etc. I have tried to give her a chore when she calls someone a name. If she calls her sister an idiot, she has to make their bed the next day. It seems to work sometimes, but I need to remember to follow through.

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