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Dd14 is harassing her best friend- pls help!

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Zumbalady · 17/07/2020 07:14

We’ve had a very difficult year with my DD for various reasons but prior to the last year she was well popular, doing well at school, now she has developed lots of friendship issues etc. Think it’s a combination of more scendary school pressure, girls being nasty etc. We have been trying to deal with things gently at home but it’s hard as she’s very sensitive and it sometimes feels like living with a volcano. I’m even seeking help from a therapist but it’s early days and she’s not really speaking properly to her yet

She doesn’t have many friends but the few she has are very intense. If she has a ‘fallout’ it it’s like it is the end of the world and the whole family suffers. I checked her phone last night and realised that her conversation with her best friend (who she thinks has let her down) reads very much as my Dd harrsssing this poor girl (forcing her to speak even though this girls clearly needed space)

Any idea how I help her manage her friendships so she learns to be less ‘intense’ and spread herself over more friendships....I’m really worried about her relationships in the future if I don’t address this.

But this has to be balanced with the fact that she really doesn’t like me interfering Sad so I feel like I’m in a no win situation

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labyrinthloafer · 18/07/2020 10:03

If your daughter is harassing another person you call her out, you don't ignore. If I overheard my elder speaking badly to a friend I would say something, and mine knew I would check phones so I don't see anything special about texts.

'harassing' is a strong word so you must be worried Flowers but even if your daughter has lots of problems, it doesn't excuse her becoming a problem to others.

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