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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 17 year old and he is still the same. He is a very sweet kid with lots of interests including sports, politics, etc but I think he finds it hard to take friendships to a closer level. He also was very slow to join social media, in fact still does little with it, and I think that is a lot of how kids bonded, particularly in late middle school.

On one hand I do think my son has learned to enjoy his own company, which is great. On the other hand, I think he is often lonely (he is also an only child) and I think it is developmentally appropriate for teens to socialize with each other so find it a little concerning he is missing out on that.

It has given us food for thought as we discuss colleges (son is applying now). Some people have advised that son might more easily find friends at a smaller college, but I actually think he could feel more left out there as not being part of a group would be more noticeable (it is not like my son’s personality will magically change when he goes to college, and all of a sudden find it easy to make lots of friends). So I am encouraging him to apply to some larger colleges, and crossing my fingers he finds a few good friends at that stage of life. [/quote]

My 16 year old is much the same. He’s good on his own generally, does a lot of school and out side of school activities and has a ton of homework and all. Seems perfectly sociable when I see him with other kids but he’s not hanging out with friends over the weekend or evenings. Also says he wants time to just do nothing after 10 hour school days. Do not think COVID helped. [/quote]

My son is the same. Social and friendly. But he is not on social media (thinks it is trash and drama), is not into vaping or hanging out with othre kids as his schedule is packed.  Now with college application ...that is another stress.  He plays some sports at school, goes with friends to local fast food places to grab lunch at times, does his clubs, then comes home.  Lots of homework and other EC activities.  If someone is organizing something on the weekend, he will go for a couple of hours after he finishes his homework and EC work.  He does not seem sad. He wants to catch up on sleep most of the times.  One big interest is food.  He likes for us to make him elaborate meals and different cuisines. So we cook a lot and he loves eating new things.

Before COVID, going to movies or restaurants was a normal thing. Now, even that has stopped. Somehow though he is doing alright. Video games is a life saver for the gen Z folks. [/quote]

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