My DS is in year 10 and I think he is depressed and demotivated with school and life in general. He was previously diagnosed with depression in year 7/8 after being bullied by boys that had been his friends in primary school. Since then, counselling and having a trusting relationship with me at home in which he felt able to talk were enough to help him through the bad times. He also withdrew himself from these boys and made friends with another boy but he sadly left the school so again my DS was left isolated. His secondary school is very small, so there aren't a great choice of potential friends and my DS is very reluctant to join up with the kids who get in trouble. As a result, he's left very much alone. There was a girl who he liked and they spent break time together. It was very innocent but my DS's confidence in himself was clearly boosted. However, this seems to have stopped and again my DS is all alone. His school report and studies show that his marks are falling and concentration is waning. I've tried talking to him but it's not as easy to chat as it was two years ago when he felt the same way. He has no self-confidence out of school either and will often just mope around at home.
I know this can be a difficult time at his age,but he also has underlying health problems which may be causing him to feel different. Any ideas of how I can help him would be much appreciated. I'm conscious that his GCSEs will be fast approaching and that they can be stressful enough without any additional problems. Thanks.
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Ollyoscar18 · 20/06/2015 20:31
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