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writes: My 15 year old niece lives with me and my daughters (they're only 8 and 5 of age) due to discipline problems. She smoke cigarettes and came home drunk at 2:00am. My sister (her mother) had it with her and throw her out. My niece is now starting to do to me what she did to her mother. Coming home late at night (like 3:00 am on a school night) drunk. She lips off to me or my daughters. Once I ask her to pick up my oldest from school (this was when I trusted her) she didn't pick her up until 4:30 and she gets out at 3:00. You wouldn't believe how mad I was. Im not sure what to do anymore. I grounded her time after time but doesnt seem to have any effect. What do I do?
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 December 2008): She's 15... teenagers are always like this.
You need to be strict, but not too strict.
The usual punishments will not work in this case. What you need to do is let her get caught by the cops, dob her in yourself if you have to. A night in the back of a Police paddywagon might do her a world of good.
Hell if you have the contacts, let the cops take her around the slums, sober, and show her what drunk peoiple are really like.
Keep experimening with different punishments until you find one that works. Whatever you do, never, ever back down.. you negate everything if you do.
Also, make sure you praise good behaviour. A little positive re-inforcement doesn't go amiss.
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reader, petina1  +, writes (24 December 2008):
 pack her bags and leave them by the door. When she comes home, tell her to go back to her mother cos you cant cope with her. You never know, it may 'shock' her into behaving. You are brave to take someone elses 15 year old on, lets hope she doesnt one day stay home for the wrong reasons because she's got herself in to trouble. hope this helps.
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