What is your teen's biggest challenge in life?
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Anonymous
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Leaving for college this summer.
(Wait, is that MY biggest challenge?  )
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Anonymous
| Self-esteem, body image issues and trying mitigate by getting a boyfriend, with no success after spending lot of time with multiple prospects |
Anonymous
| Perfectionism. He’s brilliant but works harder than needed. He could coast through life if he wanted to |
Anonymous
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DD, college freshman -- Inattentive ADHD w/ difficulty sleeping
DS, college junior -- not much? He seems to have outgrown or figured out how to manage ADHD. Doing great in school, has good friends, a TA job he likes, and great internship set up for the summer. Gives me hope for my struggling freshman! |
Anonymous
Senior DD here. Same. |
Anonymous
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13 YO - overcoming learning challenges (dyslexic) and the damage to sense of self that our elementary school did through the inaction of the head of special education
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Anonymous
| Social anxiety and executive function. She's autistic and has only ever had two friends, for one year each. |
Anonymous
| Anxiety and perfectionism…a fairly brutal (and common) combo |
Anonymous
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16 yo - containing her wild streak, which causes a lot of drama in her life. She’s an extreme extrovert and it sounds all well and good but it causes her problems.
13 yo - adhd which is mostly managed but she always feels a few steps behind. |
Anonymous
| Inattentive ADHD, manifests with poor executive functioning skills and bad hygiene (I have to physically stand next to him to make him brush and floss, and threaten to take away phone if he doesn't shower. College will be interesting). Otherwise, great kid. Very bright and athletic with a lot of depth and varied interests and hobbies. |
Anonymous
| Autism spectrum, ADHD, slow processing speed, OCD. This year is the first time in a long time he’s had real friends. |