Hormonal girls

[Kassee]

when do girls go through those teenage years ? I cant remember how young they start. My daughter is almost 10 and getting very lippy - answering me back alot and arguing about things, she will walk off on me when shopping too - like walk her own way, not follow me. But most of the time she is fine. Is this the start of hormonal problems - or not?

[Duncer]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooh dear. Enjoy?

I'm so glad it's all behind me.

[nungate]

Reckon she's starting to push the boundaries - if you want to have any sort of "life" over the next few years make it clear what behaviour is acceptable and what isn't. Choose your battles carefully, don't sweat the little things, be firm and mean what you say. I only needed to count to five before daughter fell into line, mind you I never ever reached 5 - not sure what I would have done if I had, but she "knew" the "axe" would fall if I reached it. She's an adult now and she still talks about the 5 count so it must have worked! Oh and when it comes to clothes and she wants something really unsuitable, of which you don't approve remember who is actually paying for them - you have final the final say - for the time being

[Duncer]

nungate, you are bringing back nightmares.

[ummmm]

Not necessarily hormones. Just starting to have her own mind.

[Kassee]

It just seems so young - she wont hold my hand crossing the road either !! And when will it stop - they do grow out of it - dont they ?

[ummmm]

Not many kids would hold their parents hand at 10. Nothing to do with hormones.

[Duncer]

Eventually......but prepare for the wars in between?

If it wasn't for the wonderful job the ex Mrs D did then my lovely little girl might have gone off the rails altogether.

[mrs_overall]

My daughter became a hormonal, stroppy nightmare at the age of 10. i consoled myself with the fact that she would be over the worst by the time she was 13 or 14. She is 17 now, and I am still waiting for her to turn back into a human being.

[nungate]

How so Duncer? Daughter turned out alright in the end, was "hairy" for a bit but she's now quite civilised - she even posts on here calls herself "queenofmean" though in truth she's anything but.
Kassee, don't worry too much, there is a light at the end of the tunnel which isn't an oncoming express - just puberty, and it does end (eventually). Maintain a sense of humour, be firm don't stand any nonsense and in the word of those ubiquitous posters "Keep calm and carry on!"

[Kassee]

Thank you all - I just am surprised it starts at 10 - in fact she is not 10 till next month !! But maybe that is what is happening !!

When does it end - 17, 18 or in their 20s.

[Duncer]

nungate - was joking about the nightmares, but is the queenofmean really my daughter?

[nungate]

Just noticed your question Duncer. She's your daughter only if you have a tattoo of a pink dragon on your left b*m cheek!

Kassee, my daughter is 24 and she still takes my hand crossing a road - I feel daft and so does she but it's a habit she's never broken. She will turn human again maybe sometime in the next 10 or 11 years. Sorry.

[FredPuli43]

I think it's different for mothers of daughters. Ours is 24 now and still gets into furious arguments with her mother sometimes, and over very little, just as she did as a teenager, but with me that has long passed. Mind, as the bystander, I have long noticed that both of them have a talent for saying the things to the other, 'hit the right buttons', that are certain to start a row or make a minor matter into one.

[ummmm]

I've never had an argument with my daughter once she'd passed the 'life is unfair' stage.

[Mick-Talbot]

when do girls go through those teenage years ?

13 14 15 16 17 18 and 19

[cazzz1975]

I think it depends on the child, I was a very laid back teenager and never had an argument with my parents, my daughter is similar and she is 15. some friends of mine however were stroppy nightmares!

[Mick-Talbot]

A Lot of the time I think mothers blame their daughters even when the daughter is not at fault.

[pastafreak]

Mick obviously has not had daughters...