teenager struggling without school

[OnTheMoors]

it's affecting him badly (13) and I'm constantly on edge. Every weekday is a struggle to get him to do some work. Then he is so frustrated as we can only go for a local walk. This is already becoming repetitive and unappealing. He tries to play with a football in our tiny garden. We are in a row of terraced houses and the ball sometimes going over the fence. I am estimating there will still be no sporting activities until at least June.
Is anyone else struggling? no judgement please

Can you set up some routines at home

Little things like pancakes for breakfast on Mondays
Games night on Wednesday
Movies night Fridays
Card games Sunday
Daily excercise at 2pm
He cooks tea on Wednesday
Maybe he could be involved in the shopping list?

Try and get structure

Yep my 14 year old daughter is struggling, everything she was looking forward to has been cancelled, she loves school, missing all her friends, she started not eating, she can’t be bothered to get it if bed and hardly comes out of her room, from a girl just over a week ago who lit up the room, it’s so sad to see 😢 It’s the loss of hope for the future. We are messing up the next generation, they are our future.

@GreenTulips It’s hard to get a 14 year old to do anything. My daughter needs her friends to socialise, not just online. The longer this goes on for the younger generation will be the most to suffer

Watching you tube. No socialisation and frustration from no physical outlet.

Yes my 13 year old DD too. School have just sent lists of stuff to do. She's done a couple but not many. I've tried to arrange for her to socialize online but if it weren't for that she wouldn't meet anyone. She just watches YouTube or TV in the dark

Does he have a bike, could you go for a decent length bike ride together or a jog? Something to actually burn off some energy get endorphins going.

A rough timetable? Eg school for 2 hours then play (computer games? Or TV time, read a book) then lunch then a hobby activity (baking? Art? Online puzzles like sudoku or similar?) Then a bit more school then a film?

Would an adult mechano set or Lego set interest him? Airfix planes?

Just trying to think beyond TV....!

Gin96

I have 2 15 year olds and a 17 year old

I understand the difficulty but we’ve jus Rolodexes in and they are free to join us or not. Mainly they have chosen this limited activity time and worked YouTube Xbox Zoom around the evenings entertainment

Just gives them something to do for an hour or so.

I'm not in the UK and we've been in lockdown for longer but DD says the first week or so was the worst.
The lessons they are doing have helped (in fact she said yesterday she was dreading the 6 days we get off for Easter because at least schoolwork fills the time.
Is he having video meetings with friends etc? Ours can't go out for exercise either but the virtual meetings cheer them up.

My dd15. She was supposed to be doing GCSEs so in limbo there. 'School' broke up a week ago so has lost what little routine there was there. All her hobbies are social so have stopped. Her long-awaited residential trip with her Ranger unit cancelled. She has months of nothing. I can't get her interested in doing anything at home, and she is even reluctant to be contacting her friends on social media. I'm really worried about her ☹️

it's going to be a lot for school to deal with in September

No advice op but my dd seems the same. She seems down all of the time.

She is just sat in her room on Netflix and Disney plus. Very Grumpy if I ask her anything too.

FaceTime does cheer her up a bit but it's not all of the time.

It's very worrying.

My two have been given extra chores, so ironing, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the kitchen and doing washing.
They have an activity like painting with diamonds and bracelet making bought off amazon. Only one thing open till complete. They are baking, cooking tea and also walking daily. I give them a task every day alongside school work (16 year old has also finished school but has been doing online courses and carrying on with Spanish books too improve)