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Mar 1, 2021
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O Gaucho
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Definitely a challenge to find the right balance of too little vs. too much.
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My son is so immature, it's driving me nuts. He turns 15 this year and I swear
Windward_Coug
3/1/21 8:39am
Have you had him tested for ADHD?
barnacle
3/1/21 8:41am
Take away his phone and video games
Chester Copperpot
3/1/21 8:41am
No phone and we severely restrict video game time, like only one hour a day.
Windward_Coug
3/1/21 9:00am
An hour a day is a lot. I wouldn't call that "severely restricting"
zerigke
3/1/21 9:23am
Well he has to do all of his jobs and chores, but then that makes it so we're
Windward_Coug
3/1/21 9:30am
Video games were having a really negative impact on my son who just turned 8.
zerigke
3/1/21 9:43am
You could also take away the video games and tell him he can earn it back
zerigke
3/1/21 9:45am
"parents did almost nothing for me". I found that interesting. I often see
O Gaucho
3/1/21 8:42am
I grew up making my own lunches, getting myself up, making sure my bags were packed and ready to go. I started doing my
scall
3/1/21 8:47am
Definitely a challenge to find the right balance of too little vs. too much.
O Gaucho
3/1/21 8:51am
If it's that bad maybe get him checked for ADHD
deejo
3/1/21 8:45am
Which I may have
deejo
3/1/21 8:46am
Similar to my 16 yr old
Hobo
3/1/21 8:46am
Take away the video games.
WP17
3/1/21 8:47am
Is he only acting that way because you create an environment where he doesn't
BYUtka
3/1/21 8:50am
Exactly this. Then give clearly related punishments if he fails.
WP17
3/1/21 8:51am
And resist the urge to jump in and "save him" if he is on the path to fail.
BYUtka
3/1/21 8:54am
Best punishments are natural consequences or closely related
AFewThoughts
3/1/21 9:05pm
Just had this conversation with a parent yesterday who was feeling bad that
Blue Ridge
3/1/21 9:05am
Just super immature, like I still have to remind him every, single, day to flush
Windward_Coug
3/1/21 9:18am
We are all wired so differently.
ditch
3/1/21 12:02pm
We are trying this, but with school absences now a risk of being fined
BYUHgrad
3/1/21 9:59am
Similar to my 15 year old...also similar to me. There's no way I would have been
Not Even Close
3/1/21 9:00am
is he dealing with depression? lots of kids have struggled this last year
v1k0u6
3/1/21 9:08am
His immaturity must come from your wife. Don’t you think?
Bullrider
3/1/21 9:37am
Sent you a boardmail
CMAC38
3/1/21 9:48am
Just described my almost 14 year old. Basically have accepted the fact that
BYUHgrad
3/1/21 9:56am
Every system is perfectly designed to obtain the results it gets.
StalwartBraveTrue
3/1/21 2:11pm
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juantoad
3/1/21 2:39pm
My now 19 year old brother is/was the same way. Lazy academically, gamer etc.
Powerbait DPM
3/2/21 5:01am
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