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Advice Please - Teenager that will not help themself
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 462366" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Welcome to the board!</p><p></p><p>My first question is: Who the heck is she talking to during school hours? Shouldn't all her friends also be in school?</p><p>Does the school have a phone policy? If they don't, they should. Our phone policy is district wide, and states that phone use is absolutely NOT permitted during school hours. If there is no policy, I'd be taking her phone, or figuring out how to have the service restricted during school hours. This is a bit trickier to do if she has a job and is actually paying for her own phone, but I didn't get the sense that this is the case.</p><p></p><p>Is she on medication? Is she taking it like she should? Does she have an IEP? If not, why not?</p><p></p><p>The only suggestion I can make is to start preparing her for what will happen when she turns 18. In my house, kids will either be working full time or going to school full time, or a combination. Otherwise, they are out of the house! Simple. Anything else that pops up (drugs, alcohol, sex, whatever) will be dealt with when it happens. What's important to you? What will you expect from her as an adult? Start laying that groundwork in her mind NOW. Those expectation will be easier for her to reach if she works harder at school. Most teens (even 'normal' ones) don't see past the next big party. Start prepping her for 18, and she may pause to think. At least that way she won't be able to say that you didn't warn her.</p><p></p><p>Welcome again. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 462366, member: 11965"] Welcome to the board! My first question is: Who the heck is she talking to during school hours? Shouldn't all her friends also be in school? Does the school have a phone policy? If they don't, they should. Our phone policy is district wide, and states that phone use is absolutely NOT permitted during school hours. If there is no policy, I'd be taking her phone, or figuring out how to have the service restricted during school hours. This is a bit trickier to do if she has a job and is actually paying for her own phone, but I didn't get the sense that this is the case. Is she on medication? Is she taking it like she should? Does she have an IEP? If not, why not? The only suggestion I can make is to start preparing her for what will happen when she turns 18. In my house, kids will either be working full time or going to school full time, or a combination. Otherwise, they are out of the house! Simple. Anything else that pops up (drugs, alcohol, sex, whatever) will be dealt with when it happens. What's important to you? What will you expect from her as an adult? Start laying that groundwork in her mind NOW. Those expectation will be easier for her to reach if she works harder at school. Most teens (even 'normal' ones) don't see past the next big party. Start prepping her for 18, and she may pause to think. At least that way she won't be able to say that you didn't warn her. Welcome again. :notalone: [/QUOTE]
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