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Adolescence is difficult for everyone. Our culture is not good for adolescence IMO. With my granddaughter, I just talk to her. I ask her questions like what did you do in school today? What did you learn? What are they teaching you? COVID hurt your son's generation like no other generation. I don't know where a parent can begin. I am in physical therapy, and I have all people under the age of 25 helping me get better. I talk to them. Once I establish a relationship where they want to open up to me. I am fortunate--they actually wait for my Thursday appointments so that they can share with me. I listen, listen, listen. They are starving for someone to listen to them. I couldn't open up to my parents. They were grieving parents. But they finally found me someone who listened to me. Someone to trust. Unfortunately, the good ones are hard to find or overbooked. You are in my thoughts. Thoughts are prayers to some people.
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@lindasmith1222 You brought up a very good point! I was speaking to one of my specialists a couple of months ago, and he commented how the COVID pandemic affected his two children, both at critical stages of their life. Right on the cusp of moving from elementary school to junior high, and the other from junior high into senior high. All of the sudden they are not interacting physically with peers, nor having the chance to participate in normal activities. It has brought on a rapid and huge increase of mental health issues and concerns for this affected generation. And all at a time when there is already so much changing in their bodies and minds as they get in to puberty!
@ashambean2 This may be a real key to getting to the crux of it all, and a way to look at how your son is doing/how he is dealing with everything!
Ginger