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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let her do summer her way. Next summer, she'll be feeling the stress of getting ready to leave for college. She's almost an adult, childhood is ending. She'll have decades to be out in the world and they start a year from August. Senior year is tough. Very stressful in many ways from doing your best the first two quarters to applying to colleges by October or November. Let her rest up. It's going to be a wild ride, for her and for you, OP. For now, enjoy having her in the house because those days are now numbered and ticking down. Enjoy these days with her, they won't last much longer. Then her bedroom light will go off for good because she's no longer there.

--Mom with younger child a HS senior graduating in a few short weeks and leaving home in a few months for college[/quote]

This is such platitude filled terrible advice.  Really.

A kid sitting around for 12 hours a day on a phone when not in school is not going to have good college options and does not need any more "rest".  Please.  [/quote]

I let my older one "sit around" summer between junior and senior year and kid is now graduating college with honors college designation, a 3.9 GPA, stellar references for grad school, lots of friends and an apartment, is no longer living with us, has a job. I think we've done just fine, thanks.[/quote]

Did your kid who is now graduating spend 12 hours a day on the phone?  If, so, doesn't make you parent of the year and particularly qualified to give advice. [/quote]

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