How much input do you have before school with teenage DS?

[newsparklylife]

DS is 13 (14 in October) school mornings are a nightmare, I struggle to get him up and I literally have to baby him every step of the way to get him out the door.

Is this the norm in this age group?

You've definitely got to get him to take responsibility. I'd be very matter of fact about it, so sit him down with a cup of tea/ slice of cake, so make it friendly and not confrontational. Point out that he's 13 not 8 and you're tired of mornings being a nightmare - after all it's your morning too. Tell him you're no longer going to nag, etc and that if he's late for school or fails to get up, that's his lookout. Good luck!

Not in this house! Ds (13) gets himself up, breakfast, gets organised and leaves on time. The only thing I do is make his lunch - he has allergies so it's not a straight forward as a sandwich.

Thank you all so much. Having got no teen boys to compare to I wasn't sure if they were all 'Kevins'!

He's a bit of a moaned and feels he's hard done by in life and school is just another thing set out to wreck his day. Will def have a chat with him and hopefully by the time he starts year 9 in September we can be in a better place.

Thank you!

Will wake ds if he's not up by 7. Also make sure he's got clean uniform to get changed into. Rest is down to him. (Though do work in same place, so he gets a lift in.)