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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skipper who wrote (25871)	11/7/1998 3:04:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Skipper!! How very nice to see you here. When my daughter was tiny I read dozens of books about rearing children, and felt like I was doing a pretty good job of it. Now I think that is because most small children are by nature sweet, good-natured and trusting. The teenager stuff is very different. I'm not seeing any altruism; in fact, a lot of very selfish behavior. I'm sure some of this is normal, but never having had a teenager before, it's hard to sort out what is passing, and what I should be really concerned about. I remember volunteering at a hospital as a Candy Striper as a teenager, and working with severely retarded children at a state hospital. No one forced me to do that, and perhaps the desire to give something back is something only some children have. Or maybe it is all developmental, and at eighteen or so I will once again see more of the lovely aspects of my daughter. How old is your eldest child? How does character develop in teenagers, anyway? This is really an important issue for me, something I don't want to make a mistake about.