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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get assessed for ADHD, arrange office hours or tutoring, push less and encourage more. He is a growing hormonal teen with stress and you are a loving parent who is an adult with a fully developed frontal cortex and life experience. You got this![/quote]

If he needs a tutor and he has no disabilities his classes are too hard for him. It’s ninth grade [/quote]

The classes really aren't too hard, although some of course are more challenging than others. It's the amount of work and his time poor management, which becomes stress that he is running out of time/unprepared etc. Then instead of going into focus/study mode he shuts down completely. When I am firm about start time he pushes back and when I leave it to him he stalls. But the work isn't hard, its strange really. The anxiety/procrastination is what resonates the most. And that he is overwhelmed which seems like it can link to the anxiety. He may be in over his head but really it's not too hard but it may be too much, mostly in the deadlines, single tests worth a huge portion of his grade, etc and he just freezes.[/quote]

He should be treated for anxiety. Take him to a therapist.[/quote]

His anxiety would be a normal reaction to an overwhelming amount of work that he can’t handle right now.   Fix the problem and his anxiety will probably go away. [/quote]

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