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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] My 14-year old is very social.

He has his best friend over or he goes there a few times per week. He also will meet kids from school at the HS field to play sports during weekend day. He just had dinner at a different friends house last night. The boys (about 5 that are very close) will sometimes have sleepovers when they all have a day off from sports.

He plays a competitive sport that has 3 practices per week and at least one game on weekends.

He walks the dog, plays sports out back with his 11-year old brother. He mows lawns (4 customers).

He has all As, reads. He likes to draw. We limit electronics - but will play Xbox some.

Both my boys prefer to be with friends any chance they get.[/quote]

My son is also 14.  I am absolutely amazed at the amount of free time your son has, after doing school work. There is no way my son could be on that schedule and still do well in school.  My son gets home at dinner time, has minimum three hours of  homework on a weeknight, and any extra time is devoted to his phone.  Weekends are games, more homework, more phone time (texting friends and YouTube videos)and maybe one night hanging out with a friend.  OP, your don sounds like most every other teen boy.[/quote]

I know. He is a Fall bday so only in 8th grade which may be why he has less HW most of the 14-year old kids in HS on this thread. He says he does most of his homework in school.  I'm not sure--but he has always been a kid that does not need to study or work as hard as friends (friends in same classes) whose parents tell me have hours of HW.  He never seems to have much-but he get all As in the intensified HS courses- so it's getting done somewhere.

His sports practices are also pretty late.  He gets off the bus at 2:45 and doesn't leave for practice until 7pm.  He will usually visit with a friend that rides the bus home for an hour or so at our house or his.  This is a lot of time.  We don't allow endless phone/youtube/xbox.  My kids manage the time fairly well.  We also have chores they need to do before they can even think about screen time.  I tend to be more of an introvert so I am glad my kids spend a lot of time socializing/hanging out with friends because I think it's so good for mental health.[/quote]

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