Originally Posted by Madoosa
Originally Posted by 1frugalmom
Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
... when you find yourself PUNISHING your whiny 14yo for outrageously claiming (after ten minutes of effort) that she is "just not good at math" when attempting to rock an A in this class on just 10 minutes a day...

You mean they still whine at 14? Great, just great!

I hope it all works out for her (and you)!

This is exactly what I was thinking - I thought they would outgrow the whining and become a bit easier to live with

They won't "outgrow" whining until it costs them something when they do it.

In my DD's case, it costs $1.