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[quote=Anonymous]He’s seeking out these friendships bc he is seeking these experiences. Not bc he’s just a stupid kid who is easily influenced (I’d actually be more concerned if he was that weak minded)

Assuming he’s closer to 16 than 13, I’d ride it out. Ride him just enough that he toes the line. If he isn’t skipping class, keeps his grades up and isn’t doing anything dangerous like drinking and driving, you are better off guiding him to experiment without ruining his life. Nothing deflates their teenage rebellion phase more than you telling them you know what they are up to, explain how they can’t be a dumbass about it and need to do xyz if they must do this, and then not turning home into a prison over it.

Or, you can continue to watch and make him work to hide it from you, which also keeps him in line. What strategy is best depends on your kid.

I’ve seen so many mildly rebellious teens go down a bad path after parents freaked out. He’s likely doing totally normal stuff that you’d have no idea about if you didn’t read his messages. Ten years ago or more teens just lived like this and ended up totally productive adults, went to college etc. I’m sure you did and I did too. [/quote]

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