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When budget is a challenge it can be even more difficult to find ways to motivate young adult kids to hang out and truly enjoy each other's company. 
Although everyone is concerned with the national debt and their own finances, in a recent poll, teens reported feeling very optimistic about theirs. It appears the reason they are so happy-go-lucky about their finances is because they are expecting Mom and Dad to take care of them... 
Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child is a comedy about a 12-year-old girl named Charlie Cooper who gets kicked out of her school in Malibu, is forced to see a therapist to stop bullying, scheming and pranking her way through life. 
The best advice about what to do when your child lies to you, came from you, Dr. Laura! Although it was a long time ago, I still use this technique... 
I have two boys and three girls and I do remember when my last child became a man. My son and his girlfriend became pregnant when he was 15 and she was 17. 
Why is it that teenagers can be well-mannered out in public, but when disagreeing with their parents, they display contempt? 
Why is it that my teen-aged son can be so well-mannered and liked in school and in the community (and even with my husband and me most of the time), but sneers, snorts, and just seems to think we are really judgmental, ignorant people whenever he disagrees with us?