Re: Re: My Teen age son

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You might try giving a time limit to your request. For example, " I

need you to put the dog out and he will need to go out within the next

five minutes. " Then he knows you mean " now " vs. " whenever the spirit

moves him. " I don't know if that would help or not. My ds is almost

13 yo and we have the same issues where he says, " Ok " or " just a

minute " and then forgets. When I have to say it again, he yells, " I

heard you! " or " I know! " and I reply, " If you know, you'd do it and I

would have to repeat myself. " Then he screams and does it. I think

there is a lot of this with NT teens anyway but it's a bit magnified

with our kids. So I have started adding, " This needs to be done

within...(time limit) " He seems to work a little better given that.

But not always.

 Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) Re: My Teen age son

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> ---It is also because they don't like to be told to do anything, they

like having the last word. My son who is alm

ost 16 does not like any

authority at all!!!! We fight about it all the time but don't give in.

ttys teresa

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Hi ,

Thank you for your response. I am starting to see that. There are

times though when I ask him to do something, He will do it. But I

guess that depends on his mood.

TTYS Mena