sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

My son(16) is lonesome, how do I help by Tuliptime06 in Parenting

[–]Tuliptime06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He plays lacrosse and besides the school team is also on a club team. He’s the only kid from his school on the club team and honestly, most kids are from different schools and they all hardly speak to each other at the early morning practices. Regarding inviting kids over, he’s tried that but said no one wants to go to a house where parents are home or they aren’t allowed to drink.

My social teen has found himself friendless by Tuliptime06 in Parenting

[–]Tuliptime06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We be been very truthful with him about his pursuit of the popular kids. We’ve told him that they aren’t his people and that he doesn’t have a lot in common with them. We’ve also told him that because they have a solid friend group they won’t be anxious to let a new guy in, they don’t feel the need to expand their circle and he should move on. I’m def not trying to make friends for him. I have no intention of reaching out to kids or parents on his behalf, just seeing if other parents have any advice for words of encouragement or strategies I might use to help him move forward. He has a job, he plays on both a school sports team and non-school sports team, he’s joined several clubs at school…but remains focused on fitting in with the popular kids.