Please can someone tell me how I can motivate my 14 year old son to get out of his bed and get some fresh air I am worried he is becoming depressed.
I have read all the articles about keeping him occupied and doing things but how do I do that when I can't talk to him ?. He ignores me and has his x box earphones glued to his head, he slams the door on me, I have not had a single word from him in over 7 months, his grades are slipping at school he sleeps all day and is awake all night, yes I have taken the x box away, turned off the internet and had my house ransacked and a punch in the belly for that.
He is not a bad boy he is in a place where I can't reach him. I am not going to the doctors for medication, or the school who will judge him and "earmark" him as a problem child, which he is not, he is a bright young man. I need to know how to get him out into the daylight. This has gone on for far to long. I have tried all sorts of bribes,money,cinema,new x box game (I know!) even a holiday which I cannot afford, he is not interested in anything. Please can someone tell me how you make a teenager do something that you know is good for them but they won't listen to you.