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Since I am new here, I would like to give a little background. I am a divorced and remarried mother of 3. I share joint custody with my ex-husband and he is also remarried. Our middle daughter is 12. The problem is...she can't seem to follow the simplest instructions and if we let her, she is GLUED to the tv or her gameboy. None of us know what to do. She's always been this way, even when she was a toddler. She does what she wants to do and just doesn't listen and has to be watched like a hawk. When she was younger, she would always try to sneak things. She seems to have grown out of that now. Anyways, her father is making her stand by her step-mother's side all day long today. In one breath, he wants her to grow up and act her age but then he treats her like a baby by doing this. Granted, none of us know what to do, but I don't think this is the answer. My husband wants to take tv and the gameboy away permanently until we see improvement. I am no so sure this is the right answer either. I think it's a little too harsh. For example, if we have a family night and go to the movies, do we just leave my daughter out of it? That's not right! So, I don't know what to do. Do any of you other moms out there have any suggestions? I really need some guidance here. All the new hormones that she is experiencing also come into play too. It's just a hard situation. She's really a good kid. She's loving and caring and doesn't have a lot of issues like a lot of kids out there do, but this is our issue. HELP!!! Thanks a lot!!! ↓
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