Teen/parental vent...
So had leave work early and show up at a house this afternoon to collect my son - he was there for a trip to the fair and a slumber b'day party. The school nurse came to the house (Chris was home) frustrated as all get out because Corey forgot to tell her some major things (hard to explain but since there is a school nurse she is obligated to
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1. Disorganized -
A. this can be caused by such things as poor organization skills: doesn't sound like this is it because people with this problem usually have bad grades as a result.
B. easily distrated: might be hormones and growing up. Things just don't fall into place. This just takes learning some new coping skills. But you have to come with actual things he can do and accomplish to cope.
2. Acting Out -
A. something is wrong and he is not telling you about it.
B. someting might be wrong and he doesn't even know about it and the stress is getting out of hand. This one takes longer to deal with.
Discover the source of the problem first. It might be that he just forgot in a major way this one time. If that's the case then you have already dealt with it.
If not he has to learn to deal with the problem facing him and not the results of the problem.
Ask him which of these options it is and then have him deal with the consequences of his choice.
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Thanks so much!!! This really helps!! I am strangling my self in this parental-teen stress it takes this to help me take a few a steps back (douh). Chris and i have speculated possible issues but will def talk to Corey first avail opportunity (want to do it today but tis his b'day). Again thanks for the much needed advice. I either get a deer-in-the-headlights look from those who have younger kids or a laugh from older people who have grown children.
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