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WWYD attention seeking 13yo

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Jas5mum · 12/05/2023 22:44

My daughter got a chromebook for Xmas. Its linked to family link.but we manually check the history. Yesterday she wouldn't let me so I got suspicious and took it off her but she's changed the password so havent got in it yet!
She's fallen out with her 2 "best friends" I haven't liked them for a while, they've always got her into trouble. Afew weeks ago they were begging me and offering me £40 to let her sleepover with them.but I dont trust the mum so said no.

Tonight the girls mum has sent me a message saying what a b**ch my daughter is. How she tells everyone at school my husband is abusive. Now this has been going on for years, social care have just closed again after 1 of the schools referred it again after 1 of the kids lied. I used to work with young people and seriously don't understand what's up with her. I think she needs counselling, I've suggested it before but school hasn't acted on it. She's always swearing, hurting her siblings, arguing with my husband. She used to not come home from school for hours and we wouldn't know where she was.
She's obbessed with technology, you take the computer away she'll move onto something else like playing xbox with her brother.
When she's in a good mood we get on great and have fun.
I feel like sometimes she needs more supervision than my 2yo! Help...

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ThereIsAnEchoInHere · 13/05/2023 07:17

I’m assuming your DH isn’t her father.
You say she’s attention seeking, have you tried giving her lots of attention & love bombing her?
Its hard being a hormonal teen & having a male in the house you don’t get on with and argue with, plus a much younger brother who gets (needs) lots of attention.
Is she ND? ADHD tends to be linked to internet/screen addiction.

https://www.purplehouseclinic.co.uk/power-love-bombing-reboot-childs-emotional-well/

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