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@joeawilliams123 There’s more than one way to set a clear limit. Saying “no because I said so,” is not going to end what you’re trying to end, which is the power struggle. I get your frustration completely but we all know your daughter will throw a fit anyway and you’ll revoke the 2 junk and...

@joeawilliams123 Your daughter’s therapist is recommending going through the list so she feels heard and you guys can get on the same page about your decisions. If you don’t want to buy her anything that’s fine, but talk to her about why she wants these things and talk through alternatives she...

@susanpath32 Then you should delete this and start over with an actual problem where he’s treating a girl he’s interested in like a toy to be manipulated.

@susanpath32 You need to let him grow up. Giving his number to classmates or meeting with friends at the park at 13 is completely normal.

@goodlistener Gently I think you’re missing the point. Your focus is on how you can bribe or punish her into doing the work but what she needs is better support. Ask her what’s going on. I’m sure it’ll take several conversations and figure out with how you can better support her. Come up with a...

@simplewoodencross Pot is a symptom of his mental health issues. It’s never the other way around.

@signsofthetimes It sounds like he’s not ready for social media if he’s falling head over heels for a girl and gets straight into legally perilous sexual content within 8 hours of meeting. This girl could be anyone. I saw on a different reply that they have a mutual friend IRL. I would bet money...

@kennyleye I love your Sunday routine! As I’m typing this I’m doing my own Sunday routine to anticipate our needs for the week and prep for them. I don’t think my son even knows I do it because it’s usually done before he’s even up. I think having to think through that and prepping accordingly...

@nicholas29 Have you read Atomic Habits? That’s the approach I take with my teen. If you’re not familiar with it the idea is to stack activities so they become automatic after an activity that already is automatic. So with my son he always does the dishes immediately after dinner. On trash days...