Comments on: Help! I Hate My Teen’s Friends http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:44:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Parenting Those Offbeat Teens & Tweens http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-77103 Parenting Those Offbeat Teens & Tweens Thu, 29 May 2008 23:03:57 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-77103 [...] Help! I Hate My Teen’s Friends [...] [...] Help! I Hate My Teen’s Friends [...]

]]> By: Where Families Connect » Blog Archive » Is Your Kid Hanging with the Wrong Crowd? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-77358 Where Families Connect » Blog Archive » Is Your Kid Hanging with the Wrong Crowd? Tue, 13 May 2008 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-77358 [...] out this article by Weary Parents: Parenting Tweens & Teens, it discusses the Do’s and Don’ts of talking to your kids about the people they choose to hang [...] [...] out this article by Weary Parents: Parenting Tweens & Teens, it discusses the Do’s and Don’ts of talking to your kids about the people they choose to hang [...]

]]> By: candeelady http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-78389 candeelady Sat, 10 May 2008 10:30:28 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-78389 This is really tough. It depends on your kids level of common sense and maturity. My son hung out with some real dopes and got into serious trouble. I had hoped our family values would rub off on the problem kid, but not so. In hindsight I should have been more aggressive to discourage these friendships. Keep a close watch Christine. Peer pressure can sway a good kid sometimes. My daughter is very different, very strong anti drug and smoking. Very mature about being smart regarding safety and the law. This one I feel will not get led into stupid behaviors. This is really tough. It depends on your kids level of common sense and maturity. My son hung out with some real dopes and got into serious trouble. I had hoped our family values would rub off on the problem kid, but not so. In hindsight I should have been more aggressive to discourage these friendships. Keep a close watch Christine. Peer pressure can sway a good kid sometimes.
My daughter is very different, very strong anti drug and smoking. Very mature about being smart regarding safety and the law. This one I feel will not get led into stupid behaviors.

]]> By: Angela http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-78328 Angela Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:25 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-78328 I totally understand where your coming from. My next door neighbor's DD is making some "unwise choices" lately, and it's really taring me up. I love my neighbors and all of their kids, but I really worry that her 13 yo dd might be a bad influence for my 11 yo dd. Right now I'm hoping my 11 yo will be a good influence for her 13 yo, but that may just be wishful thinking. I totally understand where your coming from. My next door neighbor’s DD is making some “unwise choices” lately, and it’s really taring me up. I love my neighbors and all of their kids, but I really worry that her 13 yo dd might be a bad influence for my 11 yo dd. Right now I’m hoping my 11 yo will be a good influence for her 13 yo, but that may just be wishful thinking.

]]> By: char http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-78247 char Fri, 09 May 2008 13:21:44 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-78247 Christine, I have dealt with that quite a bit this year with my daughter but on a 9 year old's level. She has a few friends who are not really welcome in our house anymore for a variety of reasons. I did express my concern about a specific child's behavior (which comes right down from mom) and while she didn't change her opinion about this girl right away, she did eventually come to me and say I was right. She has done a nice job of distancing herself from this girl but politely. I do dread those teen years with them though. Christine,
I have dealt with that quite a bit this year with my daughter but on a 9 year old’s level. She has a few friends who are not really welcome in our house anymore for a variety of reasons. I did express my concern about a specific child’s behavior (which comes right down from mom) and while she didn’t change her opinion about this girl right away, she did eventually come to me and say I was right. She has done a nice job of distancing herself from this girl but politely.

I do dread those teen years with them though.

]]> By: Angelique http://www.blisstree.com/articles/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends-119/comment-page-1/#comment-78240 Angelique Fri, 09 May 2008 10:58:30 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/help-i-hate-my-teens-friends/#comment-78240 When I was 15/16, I actually stayed with a boyfriend about four months longer than I would have otherwise if my mother hadn't loathed him. Stupid, stupid, stupid... but that's the teen brain for you! Great advice! When I was 15/16, I actually stayed with a boyfriend about four months longer than I would have otherwise if my mother hadn’t loathed him.

Stupid, stupid, stupid… but that’s the teen brain for you!

Great advice!

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