I need advice on what to do to help my 14 year old girl be less obnoxious.?

I am a single mother. Up until last year my daughter has always been a happy, fun to be around kid. Now she is moody, rude and irresponsible. When I ask what is wrong she always says ';nothing'; or ';I'm just tired';. What can I do to help my daughter be happy again?I need advice on what to do to help my 14 year old girl be less obnoxious.?
Continue to talk to her, demand respect with firmness, but be caring when she is touchy. Make sure you are clear it is not OK with you to be talked to poorly or mistreated, but that you are there for her to talk to.


Also - get her involved in some volunteering efforts.


Take her to the city homeless shelter for meal serving or a clothing center for distribution.


Helping others will give her a deep sense of self worth completely outside of school and the ';norm';, and will allow her to see how good she has it as a young girl with good family.I need advice on what to do to help my 14 year old girl be less obnoxious.?
I am going thru the same thing! My daughter is 14 and ';pushing her limits'; she is a good kid and I remember the arguments with my mom, its so hard to be on either end. my daughter knows the deal and sometimes I wanna rip the door off the hindges when she slams the door. her grades are good, she spends time with the family, I talk to all of her friends and have them all on my myspace and I know what goes on in her life so i am letting her ';grow up'; but she knows not to cross the line and when i buck up she bucks down. just like when you get mad and angry sometimes its just expressing herself and I am a loud person at times...LOL





Just make sure it isnt something ';wrong'; and let her know you are there for her if she ever wants to chat or let you in on her life...
Be patient, your daughter is a teenager and her hormones are all over the place. She may not always know why she acts the way she does.
Like the others have said, teenagers can be rude, moody little sh*ts sometimes. Just try to be there for her when she needs you...
She's a teenager get used to it for the next 4 - 5 years hate to put it that way but its true
As long as she is not into destructive behavior, let her have her space. When I was 14 I just wanted to be left alone.