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Classof75 · 07-28-2009, 07:03 AM

I have a 14 year old daughter who is very well behaved, and has good manners. This did not "just happen", or as parents, we were "lucky". The key is to make sure as a parent, from day one, when you see something that is "not o.k.", you have your child understand that it is not o.k. When you say no, it really means no, not maybe, not "if you whine enough I will change my mind". Once your child thinks you don't mean what you say, you have basically lost them. I have seen this happen. You don't need to be physical with your kid, you just have to make sure they know you mean what you say. Period.

07-28-2009, 07:03 AM	#269 (permalink)
Classof75 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 127	I have a 14 year old daughter who is very well behaved, and has good manners. This did not "just happen", or as parents, we were "lucky". The key is to make sure as a parent, from day one, when you see something that is "not o.k.", you have your child understand that it is not o.k. When you say no, it really means no, not maybe, not "if you whine enough I will change my mind". Once your child thinks you don't mean what you say, you have basically lost them. I have seen this happen. You don't need to be physical with your kid, you just have to make sure they know you mean what you say. Period.