Whats your freshman DD doing this weekend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going to a BBQ. Going to the pool.

as an aside, I can't even fathom knowing what other Freshmen are doing. Aren't their accounts private? How does an adult even view this or want to?

I can’t fathom NOT knowing what is going on-on some level- on my 14 yo dc’s social media. I mean, feel free not to check but most experts will say to do so at that age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you seeing this? Is your kid unhappy?

Seeing this through kids social media. My DD hasn't said much and seems content in her room. Simply trying to gage what the middle ground is for teen girls who have just started HS.

Why are you looking through her social media?

Why aren’t you?

[Anonymous]

My sophomore boy is laying around, reading and playing some video games. We tried to take him to our lake house but he wanted to chill.

[Anonymous]

Sophomore DD went to an amusement park one day, out on our boat with family friends another and otherwise just doing homework and cleaning her room. I think it’s normal for kids to just chill this last weekend before insanity of school year starts.

[Anonymous]

Sleepover
Mall outing
Swim outing
Bbq at a friends house

Otherwise, practice for her sport.

[Anonymous]

Mine had one friend over for a couple hours one night. Otherwise, nothing social outside of family/grandparents. It was a nice weekend.

No social media at our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you seeing this? Is your kid unhappy?

Seeing this through kids social media. My DD hasn't said much and seems content in her room. Simply trying to gage what the middle ground is for teen girls who have just started HS.

Why are you looking through her social media?

Seriously. They are 13-14. Of course parents should monitor their social media use.

Why aren’t you?

[Anonymous]

DD was supposed to go to the game on Thursday but that got washed out so she had a sleepover with a friend. On Sunday, she went shopping with friends. In between she did a lot of homework and studied.

[Anonymous]

OP - try not to get caught up in focusing on what your kids’ peers are doing, even if she does (and especially if she does not).

Your jog is or create a safe space where she can hang out at home and not feel judged or stressed if she doesn’t have friends or plans. A cocoon of sorts. If you are looking outward to see what she’s missing, she will internalize that.

[Anonymous]

Hung out with a friend for 2 hours to play ping pong. Visited my parents for lunch. Played a small amount of pickleball with our neighbor (a guy around my age, but they are equally matched at the game). Other than that, on video games or in his room.