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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The consequence is fine. Sometimes being the parent means doing the thing that doesn’t feel good but if you always say “we should’ve just let him go” then you’re permissive and there’s never a consequence to an action. Saying “you had so many missing assignments that we can’t let you ski all weekend when you need to get caught up in order to be able to ski next weekend” is GOOD PARENTING. It’s just that good parenting doesn’t always feel good in the moment. [/quote]

WELL SAID!

A lot of the parenting trends now are removing the resilience from our children. Add that to social media telling them all about their disorders and I feel like everyone is using it as an excuse instead of a roadblock we need to surmount. My anxious dd started following some girls with anxiety and she began to have different panic attacks. Ones that mimicked one of the girls she was following. If your teen reads this thread and only focus ones on the poster who keeps saying “well I wish punishments worked for me like it did the other people on this thread” instead of some who said “I have adhd and this is how I had to overcome the difficulties” then your teen will think it’s impossible for him too. We are highly suggestible beings.

He will get 0%’of the work done if he’s skiing and hanging out with friends. He’ll get SOME of the work done if he’s home and you have his phone and you won’t give it back until he does SOMETHING. He can’t have gotten all the way to high school with teachers who love him if his adhd was so severe that he couldn’t do anything at all. If he isn’t medicated or it isn’t working, then take him back to the doctor. But for now, op. You did the right thing. [/quote]

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