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I see no one has responded to you, so I will. Not that I have lots of experience with teens but was one once (LOL).
1st- Make CLEAR house rules. Suggest writing them up on a board or on the fridge. All rules about boys, bedtimes, homework, free time, allowance.
Your 2 options are make clear rules before they get there or you can give them some time to get comfortable and make rules with them, so you can feel them out, so that way you will all agree (or disagree) on certain things.
If they are coming from another fhome or group home. Find out what some of the rules were from there, it might work best to have them maintain the same routine.
Most teen girls like boys, shopping and makeup. Be careful with teenage girls and boys. Until they can show you that you can fully trust them w/boys be cautious.
Most teenagers have a bed time of 10p on weeknights later during the weekend. Allow them to have friends over only when your home and if they have a boyfriend (and you allow them contact) make it ONLY at your house in the living room.
Let us know how it goes.
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4 boys
 
Bio Mom and Dad to:
Mr. Don Juan - The Ladies Man
Foster Mom and Dad to:
Mr. Touchy - placed August 07 - Concurrent Case Plan forever and a day 
Mr. Baby Don King - placed 8/08 - R/U but not for a while
Mr. Michael Jordan - 10/08 - Concurrent, maybe changing to TPR next month
Former Foster Mom and Dad to:
Mr. Investigator - 8/07-5/08 - Moved to therapeutic (Miss him greatly) 
Mr. Home Run Hitter - 5/08 - Moved to relative 
Ms. Puff-Balls - 5/08 - Moved to relative
Ms. Pumkin - 6/08 - Back to Dad
Mr. El Gato - placed 6/08-7/08 - To a not so good choice non-relative 
Ms. Beautiful Angel - 8/08 - Home, Came back into care 10/08, Went to another foster home.
Mr. Baby Stewie - 07/08 - 8/08 - Went back Home
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