parenting teens

I (f49) and hubby (m50) have three kids, 8,13,&15. When they were little, we had three semi balanced meals and two snacks everyday as part of the routine. As they got older, it all loosened into what now is me feeding the 8 year old breakfast before school, one big family breakfast that everyone...

Ok, my son is 17 and an 11th grader. Always has been smart and is taking 3 AP classes this year. The problems that I have been having with him are more to do with getting his assignments in on time and actually DOING the assignments. He appears to procrastinate. So, buckle up because there...

My son is a good kid. He’s a good person. He has a teenage job and works hard there. He’s considered a good employee. His mom and I divorced when he was very little. By the time he was four we his mom and I lived apart. I have been as involved as possible and spoke to him on the phone every...

Ok a little background I have 3 teens, we are a blended family. Z- 13 Shell- 14 and V-15 we have been together as a family for 9 years so they don't really remember a time without my partner. Well they do but the more time the lessen it holds true. I was raised in a pretty abusive environment...

I’m not his parent, but his older sister. I’m turning 22 in a couple weeks, so not a huge age difference between us. A quick rundown of the story is, our mom has severe mental illness and I was kicked out in high school and she later lost custody of him. He went to stay with his bio dad (not the...

Update - His therapist emailed last night telling me about her concerns. I tried to talk to him about it and he exploded. Once he calmed down my husband talked to him and it’s very obvious that the GF is in charge. Every comment started with “Maia said”. So, I’m done being the bad guy that he...

I feel justified, but why do I also feel guilty for acting like such a bitch to her, when she… …did not give me a time she wanted me to drive her to her boyfriend’s house, but then woke me up from a nap at 6:41 insisting she said 6:30. …rushed the hell out of me while I was trying to wake...

Hi - I've never posted here before, I hope this is the right place for this post? But if anyone knows of a more appropriate one, just let me know? Title says it all, really - this came at me very much out of left field, and I'm just not sure how to react here. My 17-y-o DS has just confessed...

My 16 year old recently earned access to social media knowing we monitor it and have full access to his account. He met a girl on Instagram about 8 hours ago. Since they started talking they progressed to boyfriend girlfriend, full on I Love YoUs, but seemingly first the kid sent my son not...

How can they be freshly changed outta the shower and still have the tiniest smell of B.O.?

My 13 y/o had been self-harming earlier in the year. We took him to a therapist who he basically lied to and said he didn’t do it anymore. His therapist said it might have been doing more harm than good because he refused to talk about ANYTHING during his sessions. So we took him out and I did...

My 17 year old has literally going to drive me insane. He has been hanging around some kids from school I can’t stand. School had always been awful. He literally hasn’t passed a math class since 5th grade. He has done summer school and been able to make up the credits with extra help from us and...

Just checked our sons Google classroom and he has an F in Spanish, D in English, and a D in Math. He is dangerously close to dropping below a 2.0. He seems to be happy overall. We always ask how school is going and he says fine and never asks for any help. His teachers have never notified us...

So my daughter is 17 and a senior in high school. She's had a few boyfriends but it never lasted long. She's a couple months into her first serious relationship. Her and I have had discussions about sex. She's been on birth control for a couple years due to her periods and recently just...

Hey everyone. I love Christmas and giving gifts. I spend a lot of effort picking out thoughtful gifts. This year, I bought my 17 year old son a full Norse outfit. I know he’s a history buff so I did my research and found what I thought was historically accurate stuff. I went overboard a...

Parents, please help. I have a 18 yr old who as soon as he turned 18 (a junior) , quit HS. I have an ex whom my kid lives with 50 % of the time(before turning 18) and my ex has no job and lives with his mother. He did nothing to encourage my son to stay in school and I was always the one on the...

Sorry for the long post... My 12 yo daughter has been diagnosed with autism, OCD and anxiety disorder last summer. She has been suffering from sensory issues since she was a child, panic attacks, went through a lot of bullying in elementary school, self-harming herself, attempted suicide three...

My daughter ended the year with 4 out of 6.5 required credits. She failed English and Science (two core classes). She has two options: 1 Go to summer school (for English only, science is not available). Load up on classes which could give her the opportunity to get caught up to her class by...

Hey "RENTS" as my daughter refers to me and her step dad. I would love insight on what has worked in your home as far as some sort of chore plan that's stuck over the years. Man I've done it ALL individual list, weekly charts even set up a chore list with their greenlight debit card. But in all...

Ever since the pandemic and the kids going to virtual school, my daughter (16f) has had an absolutely terrible sleep schedule. At its worst, she would go two days without sleeping. Sometimes she wouldn’t even go to bed til 11am or later. It’s gotten a little better since returning to in person...