First, let me start with a little background. My dh has joint custody of his dd and has her 1/2 of ever week and every other weekend. Not the best arrangement, but what it is for the moment. We have also had many problems communicating with her mother and the main reason for the continuing custody battle. We have already been to court and waiting on the conclusion. Also, since court, communication with her mother has been much better.
OK, with that being said, we and her mother having been having a very hard time with her behavior. She is constantly lying, talking back and doing all of the things that she knows she is not supposed to do, like climbing on the cabinets and trying to pick up the baby. She gets like punishment in both households like taking privledges away and having "time-out" in her room. None of this seems to be working. She is just basically doing what ever it is that she wants to do. She is excellent in school, but take a turn for the worse when she gets home. And when she's with other family members, she walks all over them.
We are pretty much at our wits end in knowing what to do to try to get her to listen and follow the rules. She gets punished and we talk to her to no avail. Do you have any other suggestions as to how to try to get her to be the good girl that she used to be?
Thanks for your help,
Keri
OK, with that being said, we and her mother having been having a very hard time with her behavior. She is constantly lying, talking back and doing all of the things that she knows she is not supposed to do, like climbing on the cabinets and trying to pick up the baby. She gets like punishment in both households like taking privledges away and having "time-out" in her room. None of this seems to be working. She is just basically doing what ever it is that she wants to do. She is excellent in school, but take a turn for the worse when she gets home. And when she's with other family members, she walks all over them.
We are pretty much at our wits end in knowing what to do to try to get her to listen and follow the rules. She gets punished and we talk to her to no avail. Do you have any other suggestions as to how to try to get her to be the good girl that she used to be?
Thanks for your help,
Keri
