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Ways to occupy teen difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="Zerissenheit" data-source="post: 621345" data-attributes="member: 12914"><p>Hi all -- my 17 yo difficult child has a very hard time keeping himself occupied. If he's not watching TV or playing a video game he is trying to get someone around the house to pay attention to him, which often results in a blow-up. He doesn't read, doesn't seem to be able to spontaneously figure out what to do with himself, and is oppositional if anyone suggests alternatives. He doesn't really have friends that he interacts with outside of school, although he seems to get along with classmates.</p><p> </p><p>Any suggestions? We are all very tired, and tempted to let him glue himself to the screen just to get some peace and quiet. But that usually backfires because he becomes even more grumpy and horribly rude the next time he interacts with us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zerissenheit, post: 621345, member: 12914"] Hi all -- my 17 yo difficult child has a very hard time keeping himself occupied. If he's not watching TV or playing a video game he is trying to get someone around the house to pay attention to him, which often results in a blow-up. He doesn't read, doesn't seem to be able to spontaneously figure out what to do with himself, and is oppositional if anyone suggests alternatives. He doesn't really have friends that he interacts with outside of school, although he seems to get along with classmates. Any suggestions? We are all very tired, and tempted to let him glue himself to the screen just to get some peace and quiet. But that usually backfires because he becomes even more grumpy and horribly rude the next time he interacts with us. [/QUOTE]
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