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Nowhere to turn 19 year old daughter out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="Smithmom" data-source="post: 743784" data-attributes="member: 23371"><p>Yes, some, even one or two of the behaviors at a time. Then rewards and consequences quantified and followed.</p><p></p><p>One other thought, as parents we often see our kids as kids, not adults. In this case because she behaves like a child probably. But the change from a parent child to adult to adult relationship has to come from both sides. I found it helpful to compare my relationship with adult kids living at home to the relationship with roomates. Is what I'm asking of the child what I would ask of a roomie? Cleaning up after herself reasonable. Contributing to bills reasonable. Who she talks to on phone for how long not. Her diet her business. How she dresses her business. Its tough to turn off the Mom switch. But these years are about teaching her to be independent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smithmom, post: 743784, member: 23371"] Yes, some, even one or two of the behaviors at a time. Then rewards and consequences quantified and followed. One other thought, as parents we often see our kids as kids, not adults. In this case because she behaves like a child probably. But the change from a parent child to adult to adult relationship has to come from both sides. I found it helpful to compare my relationship with adult kids living at home to the relationship with roomates. Is what I'm asking of the child what I would ask of a roomie? Cleaning up after herself reasonable. Contributing to bills reasonable. Who she talks to on phone for how long not. Her diet her business. How she dresses her business. Its tough to turn off the Mom switch. But these years are about teaching her to be independent. [/QUOTE]
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