My eldest is 13 yrs old and spends all her time in her room, sometimes she's reading or watching tv but most of the time she's on her laptop. We have taken parental control over the laptop so that it shut's down at 9pm and she get's some non screen time before bed and she's pretty much just accepted it without excessive complaining. She has no outside interests at all and won't join clubs as she hates everything, she doesn't even go out with her friends except for the very odd occasion.
We bought her an expensive longboard (like a skateboard) so she could skate with her friends and she's done that 2 or 3 times, but when I was young we were outside all the time. I sometimes think that at least when she's here I know where she is and what she's doing but am sure it's not normal. I nag her sometimes to do something with her life but then wonder if I should just let her get on with it?
Any advice please.
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Do I let my 13 yr old DD have too much alone time
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imustbemadme · 10/06/2013 15:03
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