Any advice welcome.
I have a 12 almost 13 year old son. I love him to bits but he challenges me to the point our relationship is at times very strained.
he struggles to maintain friendships, he has to be right, he has a big ego and can be a bit inconsiderate. But on the other hand he knows right from wrong, he’s very compassionate and can be very witty.
He is having a really hard time following rules in school and at home. I do not let him have social media because the one time I finally agreed he abused it. I found he had been trolling, searching inappropriate content and making depressing and attention seeking videos. One of the videos I saw him posting online was saying he would take his own life.
He had another fall out at school and told the school he had tried to kill himself. As a result I got him counselling straight away and I started to see slight improvements.
he has screen time and restrictions on his phone but he keeps finding the password out and downloading the exact apps he lost his phone for in the first place. He can earn his phone back and two days later he’s lost it again sneaking around to find the passwords so he can get social media again.
He makes me feel guilty saying he needs SM to fit in but whenever he’s on it he’s being problematic and attention seeking.
what do I do??