Published on: 01-15-2021
I’ve been having a very difficult time with my 14-year-old daughter. When I give her chores to do by a certain time so that we can have dinner together as a family, she often disregards the time line I’ve set and still expects to join the family for dinner. I’m afraid she’s not learning responsibility, which will affect her for the remainder of her life. Please help.
Thank you for your important question. What you’ve described is a very common experience shared by parents of teenagers. You do well in being concerned about this behavior since nothing will change as your daughter gets older unless you’re intentional about helping her to set healthy boundaries that will assist her in developing responsible behavior.