Am at my wits end, more or less.

Married four months and am having step child problems. I have a 15 year old stepson who has been rude and threatening to me pretty much from the get go. He's a normal boy, more or less, gets good grades, but...

Some of his behavior is quite disturbing, although I am savvy enough to understand the manipulative value of shock as a teen tool for controlling any and all situations.

Marti, How do we report an inappropriate post? There is one that need attention. There used to be a way to do it but it now seems to be gone. Thank you!

My single sister adopted 2 older children 3 years ago. When they arrived, they were 7 (boy) and 13 (girl). In the past three years we have (as a supportive family) helped her deal with many troubling issues I believe to be related to their upbringing (or lack of), and their years of institutional living back in Russia.
My sister is the most kind, generous, loving person you could ever meet. But, she is loosing herself because of her daughter. She has become "THE ALPHA DOG" of my sister's household.
My niece (now 16) has become demanding, rude and disrespectful.

I have a 2 year old son who thinks its funnky to punch his sister in the head and bit her, choke and hit me when he gets mad and when i try to spank him it doesnt faze him, he just laughs and runs away from me. He ignores everything i tell him and tells me no, shut up, and stop it, when i try to punish him. I dont know wut to do my family has all told me that they think he has ADD/ADHD. I dont want him on medicane but i do want him to learn that wut he is doing is wrong and bad, but he just doesnt seem to listen or care wut i have to say to him... What should i do??????

I have a 5 yr old who attends kindergarden. EVERY morning he throws a fit that he doesn't wanna go to school on the bus. It is soooooo bad that we have had to chase him around the front yard and he has locked us outta the house while the bus is coming. Most of the time I have to drive him kicking and screaming to school. He sceams I am the worst Mommy ever and he hates me! When we carry him to the bus stop at the end of our driveway, he will punch my hubby on the head and arms, bite, scream, kick and cry. He says we are just trying to get rid of him and he hates us.

Bear with me through this...

What do I say or do when my 2 year old tells me she wants to kill mommy, when we have to do simple task like diaper change, get dressed or even meal time. I just had another baby girl 2 months ago. How do I handle this behavior.

Hi all! I just wondered what you guys do with a child that bites you when he doesn't get his way (my son just turned 4 last week). I'm debating on how to handle this one. Thanks for your advice.

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We've all heard the old saying.."PICK YOUR BATTLES" when it comes to parenting.

Sometimes I'm not sure what battles are worth fighting & which are not..for example:

I'm step-mom to a 5 1/2 yo girl who was physically & verbally abused by her mother (who has no contact with daughter). SD's father has custody of her, he and I have been married for 5 months. I have a 9 yo son from a previous marriage who lives with us. I stay home with the kids and my husband works.