01-20-2011, 12:31 AM
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15 year old son is "slipping away" :(
I am the mother of a 15 year old boy. He is an only child (unfortunately NOT by choice  ) He is a freshman in high school. Since he started school last September, his father and I have been having a difficult time with him. He had always been a good student with A's and B's but is now getting C's and D's.He has become distant and no longer talks to us about what is going on in his life. I have to ask a million questions just to find out what is going on with school, friends, sports, etc. He will then become irritable because we are "grilling" him. Lately he has started lying to us. It's almost constant now. We have caught him in so many lies that it is hard now to believe anything he says. We have tried taking away computer and video games which he enjoys or grounding him but it does not seem to help. It's as if he does not care about the consequences of falling behind in school. I know most teens don't think too much about their futures but he does not seem to care about anything at all. My husband and I are at a loss as to what to do about this. We feel he is headed for disaster and can only watch helplessly as it happens. Can anyone give us advice on what we can do to help him?
            
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03-31-2011, 6:47 PM
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I am thinking maybe possibly he is being bullied...... that will change a child quicker then anything. He is a freshman? Have you always had a good communicative relationship with him? I feel for you. My son is 12 going on 13 and I am a divorced mom (10 years now) and his grades slipped this year due to a boy at school who was making him have so much anxiety he couldn't much concentrate.
Contact the school. They have councelors see if he will talk with one of them? If he won't open up to her/him then I would seek help outside the school. He is still young. There is clearly something going on. Or maybe puberty? Hormones changing does wonders for them emotionally.... I would suggest to let him know clearly that you and your husband NUMBER ONE are there for him no matter what the issue is. That you are open to be understanding of him and you are there to help. As I'm sure you have already done. But keep telling him that. It sounds like it is something from the school that has him changing. I would call and see if there are any "known" bullies in his class or that he may see on a daily basis.... My daughter was bullied in 8th grade. She was afraid to go from class to class and stayed in the library... which her grades suffered.
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