My son is staying up late, not getting to school on time. We have a two hour battle every morning to get him up and to school, late. He wants to be out every evening after school. We agree a time for him to come home, but he ignores it 9 times out of 10. We know he smokes. We think he drinks, too. Not sure about anything else, but he is hanging round with older kids. He has no respect for us. Hates being in the house with us. He's an 'only'. I've learned to not argue with him, as it just escalates and I get upset and frightened. He does have anxiety issues and I'm hoping to get him to a counsellor, if he'll agree. He's extremely lazy and stubborn . Not doing well at school. How can we get through to him?
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