I have 2 teens, both boys, both are very different.
the youngest DS is 14, and what I would call very typical, wont do anything to help unless nagged, wants to play on xbox/laptop until ridiculous hours if he was allowed to, eats me out of house and home and choosing rubbish over healthy good.
The eldest DS is 16 (in 3 weeks) and is totally the opposite of his younger brother, he is very passive and mild mannered and never makes a fuss. He will help out when asked and generally is a nice lad. He does however, cause me a few worries - he doesnt eat much, when he is at school, more often than not his packed lunch ends up coming back home, but instead of putting it in the bin, its left in his school bag to fester, if I give him lunch money, Ive also found his 'cheese panini' (its all he ever has at school) half eaten in his bag. When Im around he does tend to eat ok, but left to his own devices and I doubt he eats anything.
DS does have a few problems, he has constitutional growth delay and is therefore about 4 years behind his peers in the height department (he looks more like 11 than nearly 16) and as a result of this his puberty is also delayed. Im sure the lack of nutrition is having an impact on his growth, but despite all the tests at the hospital, they do not think he has any nutritional problems.
He has no friends, that I would call friends, more a acquaintences and NEVER goes out other than to go to school or with me if he wants to come if I go out.
Its difficult to know what to do, whenever I ask him about friends etc, he just says he isnt bothered, but it doesnt appear to be noraml behaviour for a teen. Or is there anything such as normal?
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can encourage DS to eat more, I take him food shopping, I buy him what he asks for but doesnt seem to make a difference.
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Megmog2000 · 21/01/2011 13:54
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