New to helping "guide" a teen
OK so my mother in law has lost custody of all four of her younger kids (17 and younger) The oldest who is 17 and 5 months pregnant,has now moved in with us and plans on staying here for a couple years. That's fine with me! But her attitude and laziness is killing me (and no this isn't just because she's pregnant she has had a attitude problem since I met her) She's pretty decent to me but with her brother(my husband) that's another story. She was not really "rasied" so to say her Mom is a party person and always left the kids alone.They were left to do every thing for them self. She has never had any kind of rules or guidance in her life. So I need some advice on how to get her to listen more.. try to follow our rules.. clean up after her self! Our rules are simple: 1.clean up after yourself,2.during the week come home after school (she can hang with friends and come home by 8ish) and on weekends Friday and Saturday she can be gone where ever she wants just call and let us know she's OK each night and come home Sunday.
Im so new to this teen thing! I'm 25 and dealing with teens is not my thing,I have a 8 year old that listens so much better! Am I asking for too much from her?