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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so worried about my 16 yr old DD.  Do you have ideas for helping teens emotionally handle being stuck at home?  She is getting less and less interactive and involved already, despite our best efforts to engage her and lift her mood.  What ideas do you have for helping teens in the fall when the reality will truly hit that the positive things about high school are completely gone?  She needs things to look forward to.  (I'm not looking for general tips about the benefits of chores, volunteering, etc. And she will not want to try to join a pod.)    Thanks.[/quote]

[b]She should not be stuck at home isolated. DC is allowing for social distanced outings with one or two or three people with masks on. You should allow her to see her friends and form a  pod. She should exercise with a friend or two etc... no reason for her to be isolated. [/b][/quote]

I'm a pp who said their older teen is getting by because of a job.  This is how we're going to make sure our very social, very upset by the change to all DL, younger teen gets through.  I've already been in touch with the mom of one of her good friends, and we're going to try and form a pod along with a third friend.  No tutors or anything formal, just regular get-togethers rotating houses so the kids can do some schoolwork together and socialize a bit.  We still have to work out what each family is comfortable with in terms of location, distancing, etc. but I'm sure we can make it work.  I know you said your DD wouldn't want to try and join a pod, OP, but this might be something you have to insist on.  If it doesn't work, you can deal with that when it happens but sometimes all it takes is getting your child outside of their comfort zone and then they realize it isn't as bad as they thought it would be.  Good luck![/quote]

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