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Reply to "19yo DD failed her freshman year and now is at home refusing to work or go to school "
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[quote=Anonymous]I think you should try to encourage anything positive that you saw during her college year and build on that. If she did well in a class or activity emphasized this is what she is capable of and she can do other positive things. Establish some expectation without being too lecturing or punishing. Frankly flunking out of school can be devastating for some kids and lead to terrible decisions. One of my friends married a total loser after flunking out and never got back on track. One of my cousins who flunked out moved back home and fought with her mon everyday before dying from a combination of alcohol and drugs. In both caees they had an ongoing conflict with their parents and already had poor self esteem before flunking out. Then getting treated like a bad child after flunking reinforced the low self esteem. I agree therapy would be good but I really think she needs to build self esteem and find anything she is good in as a starting point.[/quote]
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