Not sure where to put this as there doesn't seem to be a 'teens' board.
DS1 (13) went back to school yesterday and I'm a bit worried about him. He is bright and sporty and goes to an academic school, but he's struggling with the pressure, much of which I think he puts on himself. He wants to be in the top set for everything and if he isn't he gets stressed and feels like a failure (we tell him its fine, as long as he's doing his best), he's the same with sport - puts loads of pressure on himself to achieve goals he sets himself and then says school is piling on the pressure, when actually I think he's doing it to himself. He's also worried that he's stopped growing. He had a big growth spurt at 11-12 and was one of the taller ones in his year group, but he hasn't grown since and is becoming increasingly worried that he's going to be 5'6" forever. I'm worried about his MH, particularly as he hasn't hit the stressful school years yet and he's already a bag of worries. Can anyone with older teens who's been through this give any advice?