Long story short, but I have two younger siblings that I care for fully since my mom moved out and left them in my care without any support while my dad chooses not to work and does drugs. We live with my grandparents.I need advice on how I can have my sister take better care of herself without having me to remind her to do so. Ever since she was little back when my mom was still in the picture, my sister was lazy also to shower or brush her teeth. She's in seventh grade now and should already be taking down the habit of doing those things.She has a terrible diet as well. My mom always worked and never had time to cook. She didn't know how to cook really besides the basics. I would have to take over preparing the microwavable meals for my siblings and sometimes my mom would buy fast food for us when she's home from work. I feel like because of this, my sister became a picky eater and will only resort to fast food. It's gotten slowly better now since she tries other foods, but would barely finish her food if it's not something in her liking. She does not like to drink water, unless I remind her to. She enjoys drinking coke.I promise I've done everything. I have sat her down to explain to her that eating veggies or drinking water is important and healthy. I don't want her having diabetes or any health condition in the future. I have told her numerous of times that taking care of herself is very important and that she's at the age where it should already be a habit to brush your teeth everyday and night and showering.I have a feeling it could be how we don't have any parental figure around. My mom did move out and left us when I was in sophomore year of high school, so my sister was around 6 or 7 years old. I try to be active with my siblings as much as I can, but I am working two jobs just to make it through taking care of them. I had to take a break from college since I couldn't handle working so much and going through school while taking care of my "kids."As time passed, my sister became very isolated and kept to herself. She's also glued to her phone and can't live without it. This is another terrible habit that I've tried to help her get rid of. My mom back then would hand her my mom's cell phone to keep her entertained. And since she has her own phone for a while now, she does nothing but occupy herself with it. This is probably an escape for her with how our family situation is. However, I'm unsure how to improve things for my sister. Any advice would help, thank you! via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Gcndhu
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