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[quote=Anon2023][quote=Anonymous]The range of normal is incredibly wide, OP. My teens and their friends are homebodies and rarely go out, except to each other's houses to  hang out, but not all the time. They spend a lot of time studying! My neighbor's son and some of my friend's kids are never home on weekends - they do sleepovers and parties and hanging out at the mall.

It's all fine unless it impacts their grades, extra-curriculars, or they start doing drugs, alcohol or engage in risky promiscuous behavior. So talk to your kid about that.
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Thanks, yes I agree with you - the range of what is normal must be very wide, it would be odd if it wasn't  :) I think my son will like to hear about your neighbor's son and some of your friends' kids ... They feel quite a bit like him!

Just wondering if you could comment on drugs, alcohol or risky promiscuous behavior. How common should I expect them to be among Whitman's students?

Also, wondering what the reaction of the school is likely to be when kids get caught doing drugs or alcohol. I have a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol but I fear that I am alienating him and pushing him toward trying the very things I fear. That is just what happened between my parents and myself!

If that was to happen between our son and us, it would be good to have an idea of how Whitman would react....  just hypothetical but as somebody not familiar with the US school, system we have got loads to learn![/quote]

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