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[quote=Anonymous]My 15yo is newly in a relationship, which came a little out of nowhere because a few weeks ago I would have said he wasn't anywhere close to that stage. But suddenly here we are and I'm trying to strike some kind of balance in this new phase of life. His SO is a great kid and I don't have any issues there, which is a relief. But I am having issues with managing this new and all-consuming thing in my son's life and the ripple effect it's having. Suddenly the texting is nonstop and every time I walk into his room they are facetiming. They want to be together every afternoon after school and all weekend long.

This is a kid who has never had much in the way of a social life, so we don't really have any systems in place for this sort of thing and I'm not sure where to start. He's not great at being self-motivated to do his work, so I'm worried this distraction will just complicate an already difficult homework situation, and I'm also just feeling like he's never present even when his SO isn't physically in our house because of the constant texting. At the same time, I don't want to start making all kinds of rules that make it feel like I don't support his relationship, because I really am happy he's found someone he wants to be with right now. I'm looking for some basics to start with, so if you have some suggestions please send them my way. Thanks![/quote]

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