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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have one of those teens who is rebellious and wants to have a good time ("chill with my friends").  I've been on this board in DCUM only sporadicly.  My son is graduating HS next week and the last 3 years with him have been very challenging.  Sad to say, I am looking forward to him leaving my home yet I still don't know when & how that will be.[/quote]

Is he going to college?  I have a rebellious teen to a degree.  It’s not so much rebellion as I don’t think he does what he does to “rebel” against me.  Rather, he’s super strong willed, battles anxiety and depression, is insecure so friend group really matters to him, and he’s always been sensory or stimulus seeking.  He has ADHD, learning disabilities, a health issue, and a mental health related diagnosis. He is extremely impulsive.

We are not perfect parents, but we are very aware, loving, and have been very involved in his up bringing.  He sees a therapist, as do we.  He has two sisters who are extremely well adjusted and not “rebellious” by nature.  One in college doing great and did nothing beyond the usual in high school.  The other is also a teen who is very easy to get along with and is dedicated to her sport.  No out of the ordinary issues there.

So what does he do? He, oddly, doesn’t like to drink, but likes marijuana a lot.  We did do The Who check room, test, consequences thing and it just does not work.  At this point, everyone knows it’s self medicating to a degree, but his therapists and doctors have advised that we take the approach of continually educating him about health impact, ambition impact, memory, legal, [/quote]

Looking back, was he always like this as a young child compared to your other children? [/quote]

Yes absolutely. [/quote]

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