Reply to Our teen only wants to hang out with the “bad” kid

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "Our teen only wants to hang out with the “bad” kid"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]You can’t force him not to be friends with him but you can make a difference. First, make sure your son is busy, ideally with a school-based activity. He is drawn to this kid because he doesn’t feel like he belongs. He’s at a new school and he’s at an insecure age. He needs more friends. Second, invite the other boy over and be sweet and real with him. I’d bet money he acts out because he’s looking for attention, and negative attention is better than the “no attention” he’s getting at home, maybe because his parents are preoccupied with older siblings’ problems. You can help meet his needs and potentially give him a view of a different way of managing his life. He’s not happy either. Be authentic with both of them. Tell your son transparently what you’re concerned about, but do it from a good-hearted, calm and loving place. Don’t be punitive. And tell the other kid what your expectations are of both boys as well. He won’t want to risk losing your son’s friendship, especially if he enjoys being at your (calm, loving, nurturing) home. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics