Support thread for parents of teenagers

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TeeBee Oct 2024 7:03pm, 24 Oct 2024 10,506 posts	0 TeeBee That's lovely GH. I hope she finds her tribe soon.
leaguefreak Nov 2024 9:53am, 15 Nov 2024 13,104 posts	0 leaguefreak Glad to hear uni is largely going well for all the teens. Cedd is settled in college and has been awarded a STEM ambassador role which gives him a free iPad and access to extra support. I'm so proud of him. He had to do a formal application for the role before his GCSEs then had to get good grades, do academically well in the first half term of A levels and then have a formal interview. He has a girlfriend and she seems a lovely person. We've not seen so much of her but I wonder if that's because Cuthbert's been poorly so she has given us lots of space on her parents' advice. She sent chocolate when Cuthbert was in hospital and well enough to eat again.
LindsD Nov 2024 11:33am, 15 Nov 2024 70,989 posts	0 LindsD That's all good news. You must be proud.
fleecy Nov 2024 11:35am, 15 Nov 2024 55,350 posts	0 fleecy That's so nice! Must be hard being a sibling in this situation, great to hear he's kicking butt on school and love
Lizzie W 19 Jan 9:42am, 19 Jan 2025 28,862 posts	0 Lizzie W T13 is 14 tomorrow. Where has the time gone? Currently in his Theatre Kid phase. Will not practice cornet despite claiming to want to play. Addicted to video games/phone, sigh. Still Reads. Good school report, choosing options this month. We took him & 6 friends out for dinner, they were all pleasant to be around, looked out for eachother, and mostly only looked at their phones to share stuff with eachother (comparing Spotify playlists etc!). One was an angry bully in primary but is now delightful - his parents put in a lot of work & it's great, clearly better than my efforts. I think we finally have a good tribe, for now.
LindsD 19 Jan 12:02pm, 19 Jan 2025 72,205 posts	0 LindsD That's brilliant, Lizzie. Still reads is particularly good.