hey mommas I just have a question... i have been married for 1 yr 2 months and have 2 beautiful step daughters. They are just absolutely brilliant!! BUT the one thing that i don't understand is A) the oldest is ALWAYS bord shes 10 . B) the phase of cleaning your room is a drag i know, but how do you make it more entertaining.. Are there any great parenting books out there ??? That will help me understand the phases better.
10 is a tricky age! My daughter is 11 and is also always bored! It is an awkward age, since they don't play with that many toys anymore, but are too young to do many things on their own. I also am very reluctant to say just drop her off for a movie, even though when I was her age I was doing that, times have really changed though. She does have a good friend that she plays with all the time and they love to ride their scooters around the neighborhood. We have a 7-11 up the street so for a treat I will let them go up there and get a slurpee or candy bar. (that is their new found freedom) I am trying to figure out what I am going to to with her this summer! Cleaning the room is a terrible drag for my daughter also. It seems that if it is going to be done right, I have to do it. I do ask her daily to pick up her clothes and try to keep it neat...in fact, I just cleaned the closet on Saturday...OMG what a disaster that was! As far as books go, for adults, I don't really have any parenting books for this age. I should probably check into some. She reads the American Girl books like the Care and Keeping of You, there are some on friendships, activities, etc...she really likes them. I also hang out on Mothering.com. I find a lot of helpful parenting advice there. Good luck!
well i dont have a 10 yr old child myself but my younger sister will be 10 in 2 weeks and well i have gone through the stages of being 10 myself. i remember that i always wanted solitude when i was 10. i would either go outside for a walk or read a book or sew. i really enjoyed hanging out with my close friends as well. there was 2 parks close to my house so i would usually walk there and swing. when i did get bored i would write down my thoughts of boredom or what ever else. my suggestion is try to take her out more often ( go walk together or drop her off at the library) if she wants her solitude let her have it. also check in your newspaper and look for activities or go on parenting magazine .com and check your local area for things to do. now the cleaning room thing my mom never had a problem with that for me cuz i was o.c.d i would clean my room daily and if one thing was misplaced i would go crazy tearing up my room looking for it then i would clean up my mess. all i can suggest is that you ask her nicely that you would appreciate it if she kept her room tidy. as in putting her clothes in the dirty hamper or hung up,vaccume,dust,and what ever else that needs to be done. im sure that she will do it. OH i just thought of something........ if she come sup to you and says "im bored" tell her that you have a great idea.... clean your room and you wont be bored anymore.... HAHA i remember my mom using that line on my older sister all the time.
well i dont have a 10 yr old child myself but my younger sister will be 10 in 2 weeks and well i have gone through the stages of being 10 myself. i remember that i always wanted solitude when i was 10. i would either go outside for a walk or read a book or sew. i really enjoyed hanging out with my close friends as well. there was 2 parks close to my house so i would usually walk there and swing. when i did get bored i would write down my thoughts of boredom or what ever else. my suggestion is try to take her out more often ( go walk together or drop her off at the library) if she wants her solitude let her have it. also check in your newspaper and look for activities or go on parenting magazine .com and check your local area for things to do. now the cleaning room thing my mom never had a problem with that for me cuz i was o.c.d i would clean my room daily and if one thing was misplaced i would go crazy tearing up my room looking for it then i would clean up my mess. all i can suggest is that you ask her nicely that you would appreciate it if she kept her room tidy. as in putting her clothes in the dirty hamper or hung up,vaccume,dust,and what ever else that needs to be done. im sure that she will do it. OH i just thought of something........ if she come sup to you and says "im bored" tell her that you have a great idea.... clean your room and you wont be bored anymore.... HAHA i remember my mom using that line on my older sister all the time. __________________ We take her everywhere and shes still bord is 9-12 a bord stage? Park library mall festivals book store SHE LOVES BOOKS! i paint her nails, we go shopping, we go to various parks walk on the trail, we go to grammies, we get movies for at night... The other night she was heading to bed and "whatcha doing"? Why? I'm bord i'm not tired. What do ya wanna do tomorrow i said i'm cleaning she said besides cleaning what are you doing cleaning why ? Thats boring . lmao!! Hey it has to get done.. HEEHEE
Have you tried playing the song ‘ Whistle well you work” to help get her to enjoy cleaning up her room?
