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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

Bullying

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work at school. She has always just gotten by. This bothers me, because I try to excel in whatever I do, but she just accepts mediocrity and I don't believe she tries hard. I just got her progress report and she is not passing any classes. I don't think she's into drugs. She could probably be having sex because I can't monitor her every move, but she does have to be in the house by 9 week day and week end. Her father and I just put her on punishment for the bad...

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16 Year Old Daughter

My daughter has just turned 16 in September. She is for the most part a...

Disruptive

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Disrupting Daughter's Schedule

We have a family event coming up next week on my husband's side. The event is in Brooklyn, so not even in my area. It's about an hour drive each way. In order to make this event, that would require me to take my daughter out of school early so that she would have time to change and get ready.The event is at 4 and my daughter doesnt finish school till 3:30. In addition, there may not be time for her to do homework because we would be back home too late.By the time we got home, it would already be bed time. I tried explaining all of this to...

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