I just now saw this after replying to your kind birthday message :)
I have a 17-year-old daughter and 23-year-old son at home (he's looking for work and looking forward to moving out). My daughter sometimes acts very spoiled and selfish. When she does, I try to reflect that back to her in a constructive way (but I don't always even notice! Sometimes my son has to point it out to me afterward. Awareness is the first step!). FOr instance, if she demands something of me, I remind her that it's a pleasure to do things for people who ask politely and not so much for people who demand things.
Recently, I've realized how little she does around the house and I've decided to make more specific demands on her. I think setting up clear expectations and clear consequences works fairly well.
Even though my daughter needs to rebel to some degree, she isn't allowed to make life unpleasant for me, who love her and am supporting her in every way I can.
Hello and nice to meet you too I have four kids that all now live out of home the expectations were put out there and the fall was well short of the required. but I am glad you liked your Birthday message I like to think its ok to do something nice lke that :) my girls are living with their dad and are happier i feel even though he is hard task master lol you take care and hope you have a great week JO
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I have a 17-year-old daughter and 23-year-old son at home (he's looking for work and looking forward to moving out). My daughter sometimes acts very spoiled and selfish. When she does, I try to reflect that back to her in a constructive way (but I don't always even notice! Sometimes my son has to point it out to me afterward. Awareness is the first step!). FOr instance, if she demands something of me, I remind her that it's a pleasure to do things for people who ask politely and not so much for people who demand things.
Recently, I've realized how little she does around the house and I've decided to make more specific demands on her. I think setting up clear expectations and clear consequences works fairly well.
Even though my daughter needs to rebel to some degree, she isn't allowed to make life unpleasant for me, who love her and am supporting her in every way I can.
Hope that helped a little. Good luck!
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you take care and hope you have a great week JO
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