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My fiance's son (15) is choosing not to go to school. He claims it's boring and stupid. However, he misses 3-5 days of school a month. Says he falls back to sleep while he is waiting to leave for the bus and wakes up at 2pm. I tried calling him out on that and he stands strong by this excuse. As a Step Dad, I try to motivate him. Talk about the importance of getting up and going to school, taking responsibility seriously, etc. He talks with me pretty well, respectfully. However, He tares his mother into pieces.
We have tried taking him to school but his mother and I just can't do it everyday. We have to be at work 2 hours before he has to be to school. I have tried to get him involved with a sport before or after school so a coach and teammates are an encouragement but he just doesn't go.
I'm reaching out to see if anyone has any advice on things they have done to motivate their son to go to school.
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Teenagers! Who would have them π
Sorry to hear you're having this problem. You could try speaking with the pastoral team at the school or the Targeted Youth Support service at your local council. Usually both services can offer general advice or work with you to provide targeted support.
There's also a carrot and stick approach to consider, Ie if he doesn't go he loses privileges / pocket money and if he meets his attendance targets, offering a reward?
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