You also grew up with the technology we have today? Facebook, Cyberbullying, etc.?
Because using Facebook is obligatory, right?
You also grew up with the technology we have today? Facebook, Cyberbullying, etc.?
Add consequences for poor behavior, rewards for good behavior… Just like real life. Don't deviate.
Would help a lot if he spent more time with his kid. There are consequences for prioritizing your job over your family.
None of this is likely to work unless it was started at an early age, though. For those trying to correct behavior late in the game, there's only hoping and praying.
Have kids changed in the last 30 years? When I was in high school living a Middle Class life, I realized that I *had* to do something, had to put out effort towards grades, one of the primary yardsticks we are measured by, or my quality of life would change for the worse at some point. I get the feeling that today, many kids only live for today, for what they want right now, and have a hard time picturing the future at all. I also get the feeling there is a substantial group of Middle Class kids who feel entitled based on the comfortable life they currently live. Am I way off base?
Have kids changed in the last 30 years? When I was in high school living a Middle Class life, I realized that I *had* to do something, had to put out effort towards grades, one of the primary yardsticks we are measured by, or my quality of life would change for the worse at some point. I get the feeling that today, many kids only live for today, for what they want right now, and have a hard time picturing the future at all. I also get the feeling there is a substantial group of Middle Class kids who feel entitled based on the comfortable life they currently live. Am I way off base?
If his grades don't come up confiscate his phone. Problem solved. Next.
I would not offer parenting advice to anyone without it being specifically asked for. Listen and be there if he needs to vent, but I wouldn't meddle.
You also grew up with the technology we have today? Facebook, Cyberbullying, etc.?
Obvious troll is obvious.
Because using Facebook is obligatory, right?![]()
Lol, maybe before Xbox and all these gadgets. I remember my mom having a hard time trying to get me to come back in, now days, it's mostly the opposite!
When raising children; my rules simplified below:
1. Love- show it and say it often.
2. Discipline- (early, often)
3. Structure- (build the foundation for them to stand on) Ethics, Morals, values
4. Consistency- (probably one of the most important and hardest to achieve)
5. Listen- (don't just hear).
Rinse and repeat a million times, even if your tired. Your the parent- it's a lifelong job to give the child the building blocks for success.
Just don't act like you know our problems.
You don't.
As to the OP... more ears, less mouth.
No disrespect but you wanting to help is nice but this is way above your capacity. If he is concerned he should seek adult professional help.