why is it ALWAYS an argument?!?!
I don't understand why everything becomes an argument. SD14 thinks she is always always always right. She can b told something many times but still argues the solid facts of whatever,next thing she will try to convince me the sky isn't blue. What has helped any of you get through a kids head when they not only try to convince you something other but have already convinced themselves something other than what was said or done???
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I said it once, I will say
I said it once, I will say it again. I HATE TEENAGERS---partly because I was easy as a teenager--followed the rules, stayed out of trouble, etc...the worst I ever did was roll my eyes at my mom regularly.
Teenagers are tough. I totally agree w/justamom--don't get sucked into their arguments. Teens are also GREAT at manipulating what the "argument" is about. It starts out as one thing, and soon it is about something else. Always stay on topic if you can, and don't get sucked into the other things.
I am taking a Parenting Teen class, mainly because times have changed--there is way too much dangerous technology out there that we have to be careful of. And the big thing is starting to let teens deal w/own problems unless it becomes an issue of safety, health, or moral difference in family beliefs. Any other problem, such as issues w/siblings, friends, or their own personal property, they should figure out how to handle, with you offering suggestions.
Those arguments over "the sky is/isn't blue" is really just a waste of your time. If she wants to think something is different than you, so be it. Does it really impact anything that much? No