Hi My DS is a great boy but he is a worrier. He has had exams this week at school and is a scholarship class, the pressure is immense. He is very stressed. He is worried about the results, he is worried he won't meet our expectations. It doesn't matter how much I say it doesn't matter, he worries.
We are also planning on a school change, partly to take the pressure off but also for financial reasons. He is worrying about the move, about making friends and so on. We have talked about it and we are working on ways to make this transistion smooth.
I am doing my best to help him and be supportive (not asking him to do his chores while the exams are on, promising we will have a relaxin xmas etc) At the same time he is growing up and the hormones are kicking in. He can't wake up in the morning and when he is up he is so dozy! I am worried I can't talk to him in the same way, or that I am not getting through.
I really want to talk to him and break these issues down, find out what else is worrying him and help make sense of it all.
Can you help me? what approach should I take?
Thanks.
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scrimmet · 12/11/2012 15:30
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