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I am so mentally exhausted from him!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 359381" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he's sixteen and won't go to school, then I'd cut off his money. Completely. I'd buy him food, sturdy clothing, his medical care, but nothing to have fun with. That's what we did to our daughter and she got a job FAST because she couldn't go anywhere or do anything without one. Oh, yes. We wouldn't pay for her car insurance and, since there are cell phones now, I'd make him pay for that too. If he's old enough to drop out of school, he's old enough to support his fun by getting a full time job. I don't really think any sort of reward system will help with a teen that age, although I'm sure he'll gladly take the reward probably going right back to his behavior after it's over...or tricking you to think he is complying when he's not. Is he taking drugs?</p><p></p><p>I have to warn you that there is really no way to stop a sixteen year old from having a Facebook or going on the internet. They can always do that at friend's houses or at the library. Sixteen was a tough age to reign in my daughter who, at the time, was doing many drugs and getting arrested. He is getting to the age when you are going to lose control. However, in my opinion, you don't need to enable this bad behavior by giving him any extras. </p><p></p><p>Good luck. I have soooooooooooo been there/done that. An almost adult is a lot harder to parent than a younger child. They find ways to do what they want to do and often we count the days to eighteen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 359381, member: 1550"] If he's sixteen and won't go to school, then I'd cut off his money. Completely. I'd buy him food, sturdy clothing, his medical care, but nothing to have fun with. That's what we did to our daughter and she got a job FAST because she couldn't go anywhere or do anything without one. Oh, yes. We wouldn't pay for her car insurance and, since there are cell phones now, I'd make him pay for that too. If he's old enough to drop out of school, he's old enough to support his fun by getting a full time job. I don't really think any sort of reward system will help with a teen that age, although I'm sure he'll gladly take the reward probably going right back to his behavior after it's over...or tricking you to think he is complying when he's not. Is he taking drugs? I have to warn you that there is really no way to stop a sixteen year old from having a Facebook or going on the internet. They can always do that at friend's houses or at the library. Sixteen was a tough age to reign in my daughter who, at the time, was doing many drugs and getting arrested. He is getting to the age when you are going to lose control. However, in my opinion, you don't need to enable this bad behavior by giving him any extras. Good luck. I have soooooooooooo been there/done that. An almost adult is a lot harder to parent than a younger child. They find ways to do what they want to do and often we count the days to eighteen. [/QUOTE]
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