Posted by stresser on March 1, 2005, at 16:17:45
In reply to Re: My Children are Lazy » AdaGrace, posted by Dinah on March 1, 2005, at 9:51:45
My daughter's psychologist told us to take away the one thing that she values that most. He stated, if we don't rip the rug out from under her feet, the world will do it for us when she graduates and goes off to college. We are trying to get her to take responsibility, and it's a chore. I have a 16 year old and a 13 year old. I go to be emotionaly exhausted each night, and hope the next day will be less demanding. Sometimes it is! Just make sure when you take something away, you can live with that, and stick to it. Kids these days have instant gratification, and I know that I haven't done enough to prepare mine for the world that is out there. I love Dinah's advice, I think I will use that! Thanks Dinah. -L
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