Can you give me some ideas on where to go with my 12yr old ds. I live with my two boys but they see their Dad regularly. I try to be a very fair parent and praise positives and pick my battles etc but I think my son is going off the rails. He has started swearing either at me (f*ing idiot) or in general (wtf... piss off) and we are not the sort of family to be like this. He is constantly on his phone and the game he plays makes him cross and irritable. He can't sleep he hits his Brother, won't do anything he's told and if he doesn't get his own way will kick off. Is this normal for boys hitting puberty? Is this all my fault? I try very hard to fet a balance so no phones at the table so we talk, go out for walks together to parks, nice places and also to TRY to just laugh and chat at home but its getting increasingly difficult to get him to comply with anything I ask. Its affected my relationship which after a few yrs has broken down and one of the reasons is his behaviour (but certainly not all his fault).
I seeked professional advice who say don't ground him or take away his phone but these are the only two things I have to use as consequences.
I'm at a loss and worried I will end up with an abusive disrespectful teenager and actually feel this is him already. I don't want my other Son following suit but can see him picking up habits from ds1.
Do other people have these rude, disrespectful, aggressive attitudes from their children or am I a rubbish parent?
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patch123 · 29/08/2015 17:22
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