How do I get my pre-teen (almost teen) to listen to me?
Like when I ask her to do something for me and she doesn’t hear me? (For example, when I ask her to put her leftover pizza or snacks back in the fridge [and she instead leaves it out making it an issue of if it's safe the next morning]) (Or when I ask her to clean her pets’ water and food bowls after they done made it nasty so that I can put more food in it for them) (Or when I ask her to stop yelling when she’s cranky in the morning or hormonal) (Or not to leave her toys, clothes, books, magazines, writing and art supplies and trash all over the living room and my master bedroom-to pick these up and put them in her room or the after-school drop-off area?).
Is this just a phase and I just wait and see, just ride it out with the patience I’ve been giving her? Or do I need to step it up and do something else, like give her some kind of restrictions or natural consequences (like she has to buy her own pizza next time she leaves it out or something)?
First try asking nicely.Don’t talk down to her.Respect her and she’ll respect you.
If that doesn’t work take away privileges 
Or next time she wants pizza tell her no and remind her about when she didn’t put it away.Tell her that you don’t have hearing problems you can hear her just fine if she doesn’t yell.A mixture of restrictions and natural consequences.
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