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When Children Ignore Your Advice

06.22.2008 | 7:12:00 pm | Posted by Parenting Blog
This is to be expected, right? After all, even us adults may have the tendency to ignore the advice of other people who are close to us. Yet what bothers me is the fact that some children, especially teenagers, would ignore their parents' advice and then follow the same exact bit of wisdom if it comes from someone else. I haven't really thought about this idea much until I read Kori Rodley Irons' post They Might Need to Hear it from Someone Else (Too). She says:No matter how wise and forthcoming I think I am with my children, they are never as keen on my advice and wisdom as I imagin...
 
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