Without a consequence, it’s in one out ear, out the other. Plus we have had the talk about actually reading several times. Phone is her currency. A warning o

Without a consequence, it’s in one out ear, out the other. Plus we have had the talk about actually reading several times. Phone is her currency. A warning on losing it will usually fix any behavior problems. After one really bad episode of mouthing off to her mother, it sat in the blender for a week. There was a firm understanding that it was being turned on if she didn’t correct herself. She’s still a mouthy teenager, but she’s learned to keep it at a playful level and not getting out of hand.