Parenting Teenagers (12-18) Support Group
This community is focused on the joys, challenges and concerns faced by parents of teenagers (12 to 18 year olds). The major areas of child development include: physical development, perception and sensory development, communication and language development, cognitive development, emotional development and social development.
I'm new here. Searching for advice and help. My daughter always thinks I'm too sensitive and I get worked up easily. I think there's probably truth in that. But there's also truth in that she is very difficult. She has been a strong willed child ever since she was an infant. It is prone to mood swings. This pandemic is not helping things. She has lost all interest in doing anything at all.
she stays up late and then sleeps most of the day. When she is awake she's on her phone watching shows. I drag her out of her room and she is really miserable to be around. Don't get me wrong there are definitely times when she's happy. But I feel like it's more downs than there are ups. And I can't help it take it personally. That's where I feel as a parent. I just don't understand why she doesn't wanna be around me or spend any time with me. She's 13 and maybe that's just normal. And I struggle between Forcing her to get out of bed and be present and connected or allowing her to make her own decisions and suffer not natural consequences such as being depressed. 13 is such a weird age. They're really not old enough to make their own decisions but too old for you to enforce all the rules you used to.
forcing her to get out of bed and be present and connected or allowing her to make her own decisions and suffer not natural consequences such as being depressed. 13 is such a weird age. They're really not old enough to make their own decisions but too old for you to enforce all the rules you used to.
Sorry I know I'm rambling it's late I'm tired.
I talk to her about it all the time, how she's going to be depressed from not getting enough sun, fresh air, and social time with friends. I do allow her to meet with friends while following social distancing recommendations. Sometimes she does get together with friends, other days she sleeps all day and is up all night. I'm not sure what your rules are regarding having friends over to your house. We have also forced my daughter to come outside a few times and ride bikes as a family. She gets all dolled up for this, so I am guessing there is some motivation there to be seen looking good. They are so naturally social at this age, and wanting to be seen, it sort of makes sense that the stay-home orders would hit them harder.