Hi
My son is nearly 16 and currently doing his GCSEs. He is a bright lad and was heading towards a clear round of A*.
Life has gone downhill rapidly over the last few months and last week I found texts and proved he was using weed. He is also smoking, pinching money from me and stealing my prescription drugs (anti depressants and beta blockers). The evening of the row he swore and pushed me around, and had a physical fight with his dad when his dad stopped him pushing me around. Anyway to cut a long story short he is grounded, for two months but can be 'released' after a month if he demonstrates a certain amount of respect. He is also being stopped one months allowance.
Since this he has understandably shut himself off more and more from us. He no longer comes downstairs unless it is to grab food (sometimes he will eat meals with us as well). He is very very depressed - perhaps withdrawal; I don't think so I don't think he had a long enough, heavy enough habit.
This morning he pointed out that he had no incentive to clear his room (it stinks!) as he was not allowed out anyway. He also told me that I was making things worse and he did not think excluding him from his friends was likely to produce the kind of behaviour we are seeking. He left for school very tearful and angry.
So now what?
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15 year old - worried
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gonnabehappy · 09/03/2010 09:18
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