My lovely 17yo DS has got a great group of friends, but it turns out they've been smoking dope on what I think may be a regular basis, but no one can get to the bottom of how often.. We've talked to the other parents, and we all share these concerns as it's A level/final exams etc., I'm more concerned about its de motivating someone who is already pretty unmotivated, as well as longer term effects. I've talked to my DS and I do feel that he feels pressured by his peers to smoke. The other lads are very charismatic and clearly can't see the problem with taking it.
He's very young for his age, pretty lazy and generally, talking to other mums, an average 17yo. He wants to defer his place at Uni for a gap year, but I have my reservations, on one hand it will allow him time to mature, but I'm concerned he'll just waste his time.
How did you handle this if you've had a similar situation?
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Allfurcoatandnoknickers · 29/03/2015 10:27
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