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15.5yo DD and summer holiday tedium

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EllaView · 05/07/2022 13:01

I’m at a complete loss! My 15.5yo DD is quite anxious, a real homebody with a very small group of friends. We live in a very small, rural town with few amenities beyond a library. She is attached to me (all part of her anxiety) and will only reluctantly go anywhere with her father in case she feels sick (she is also emetophic).

I am working from home through the holidays, and DD is moping around with nothing to do. I have suggested the usual things - going for a walk, learning a new craft, reading …none of which are very exciting.

Any suggestions? I have no personal experience of being in this position because I was lucky enough not to be limited by anxiety and so spent my summers on my bike with my friends! I really do feel at a complete loss.

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Greenstar22 · 06/07/2022 05:58

My ds volunteered with a dog shelter last summer, would that be an option?
He joined a gym and we sometimes went together and then he was more confident to go himself and I met him after to bring him home.

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