parenting teens

is there any way to block video games ( LoL, fortnight) during (online) school hours? son plays and is tardy to classes. acts violent if i try to intervene

Am I wrong for not wanting my children to engage with their father and his on and off gf of only a year? I have hard time even allowing my kids to see their father. He helps zero with them financially and I found out a month ago (last time she saw her dad) that he and his dysfunctional gf gave...

Just wondering what time you all set. My son is insisting he ‘isn’t 12 anymore’ and wants to stay out past 1am. I’m not comfortable with this at all.

My 15 year old daughter has adhd. Things have always been hard for her. She went to the same grade school for 9 years. Friend relationships were up and down but she had her people. Now we’re 3/4 of the way through freshman year of high school. Pretty much 0 friends. Kids are flat out mean. She...

My (15f) daughter approached me this morning, very nervous and fidgety. She said she had something really important to tell me and it would take a moment for her to collect her words. Then she said, “Mom… I think I might have worms.” I (40f) was in disbelief at first, thinking it’s too uncommon…...

This stung! I think I’m a good mom. Not perfect. We get along 75% of the time, which I think is good for the teen years. However, I have a 26 year old son and he never called me names. We got along perfectly and still do. My 14 yo has a completely different personality than I do and we see...

I didn't even know hanging out at the mall was still a thing! This is the first time she'll be hanging out with just her friends there, and it felt like the first time I dropped her off at Kindergarten. It's so weird! How did she get this old?! How did I get this old?! It was like listening to...

My son turns 14 tomorrow and is tired ALL THE TIME. He's definitely in his growth spurt, because two months ago he was 1" shorter than me and now he's 1" taller than me, and he will be over 6' tall. Is this just the demands of a fast growing body and brain? He doesn't seem depressed, just tired...

My son has started to go beyond the normal 15 year old shenanigans. He has been sneaking out, sneaking girls in his room (while I am asleep), smoking week and doing other drugs. He was kicked out of school in 8th grade for 180 days with 4 days left in the year. Had to spend 9 weeks in...

Dear You, Is making your teenage child sleep on the couch without allowing them to get up from the couch after a certain hour, even to go to the restroom, through the threat of selling all of that child's furniture, as punishment, considered child abuse? Two so far have said yes. One has said...

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My kid, "C.", turned 18 in January is graduating high school in June. She is a good kid and salutatorian of her class. Her bio dad comes from a different culture, and has always been hard on her. I knew C. was gay when she was 9 years old, so it didn't suprise me when she came out to me at 13...

Me and my brother like to skate and we have a local park that's 8 minutes away via car and 40 minutes walking. We go there every other day but my dad is known to not be the best. He is a very angry person and can be an asshole if he feels like it. I think he vents his frustration from his work...

My daughter is 14 and recently started having severe bouts of depression. She’ll be fine one day and the next she’s in hysterics. I should also mention she struggles with an intellectual learning disability. She has a difficult time comprehending some things and she’s totally fine on others...

My 17 year old son (high school senior) wanted to go skiing out west (he is an avid skier since he was a child). I booked us a vacation in Utah at a ski resort where he got to ski while off on Christmas break. We had an amazing winter vacation. Fast forward, my son tells me today that he was...

How do I encourage my teen to not lie to me? I have a 14 year old boy. Overall he is a really great kid. He does well in school, he plays sports and he generally gets his chores done ( with reminders). However, he consistently lies about his Xbox/tv and sneaks on it. He has a TV in his room and...

Over the last several months my son has developed anxiety and depression, began falling severely behind in his classes, lost interest in classes that he was previously very passionate about and twice expressed suicidal thoughts, the second time he tried to jump from an upper floor window and he...

I’ve (27y/o) somewhat taken on the role of parenting this year since I am watching my sister’s (42 y/o) 3 kids, 5,8 & 14 y/o, while they do virtual school. I used to be the “cool” aunt, and I still somewhat am with the Littles, but the teenager has shook my world. It’s all a total mind fuck with...

We have a 12 year old that has a time restriction on her phone. It’s for 2 or 3 hours but the kids on her phone for 8 hours a day. Is it possible that she’s bypassing the apple parental controls? She has no restrictions on Spotify or texts. Is it possible she’s just looking at...

I have a 14(m) and 16(f) who won’t do anything or go anywhere. They don’t like each others company, wind each other up and generally just act up. I’m a single parent and have no money but everything I suggest to go and do they just won’t. Please send ideas on what we can do that doesn’t...