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1. Your daughter comes home two hours after her curfew - for the second time this month. What do you do?
  Ask her for an explanation and don't allow her to go out much for a couple of weeks.
  Thank your lucky stars she's home safe and tell yourself you'll talk to her about the importance of curfew in the morning.
  What's the big deal? As an act of trust, and to save you and your daughter the stress, you decide to abolish curfews.
 
2. The living room is a mess, with toys and games everywhere. You've informed your child that he must clean up, but he's been saying 'I will in a minute' all day. It's getting late. You:
  Just do it yourself. It's faster and you'll spare both of you the conflict.
  Inform him that there will be no television until the room is tidied.
  Let the mess stand until he at least makes some half-hearted effort to put things away. Then join in and finish up yourself.
 
3. Your daughter has developed a new favourite hobby: shopping. She nags you constantly to take her to the shops. What do you do?
  As long as she keeps whining, you eventually give in and take her, but you try to stick to window-shopping.
  Drop her off and make sure she has enough money.
  Strike a deal that you'll take her once a month, and monitor all purchases. You don't love shopping, but you like the idea of spending some quality time with her.
 
4. Your daughter has been begging to see her favourite band live in concert. You think she's far too young, but she tells you that some of her friends are allowed to go. What do you do?
  Don't let her go. Much as it pains you to disappoint her, she's too young to go to a concert. Her time will come soon enough.
  Let her go, but only if you can go along too (frankly, you're dreading it, but at least you can keep your eye on her).
  Let her go. You know how it feels to want something that badly, and how important it is to do as your peers do in these social situations.
 
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