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Old 03-24-2008, 08:35 AM   #11
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I agree with Kasey, however if you don't know them well, it will be an uncomfortable discussion.

I would have handled it a little differently - yelling at your daughter doesn't help her learn, it creates hard feelings that a pre-teen will likely harbor as she does something else just to spite you. Better to pull her off and explain why you think its a bad idea (once you are inside the house and away from other eyes and ears), paint a very gruesome picture, then tell her you will be watching her to prevent her from making the same mistake again. Yelling at kids works sometimes, but may also create the opposite reaction from what you want. In this case, chewing her out in front of other kids only creates embarrasment and eventually resentment. Save that stuff for the house.

Good luck!
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