Originally Posted by 22B
Originally Posted by bluemagic
I'm emotionally wrung out of from another fight with my son. Seems after all the effort I have been putting in and there is still homework he hasn't been doing. It just feels to me that he isn't putting in the effort I want out of him. It doesn't bug me when he has difficulty with something even when he gets blocked, or even does badly on a test I know he has studied for but it angers me off when I feel he isn't even trying.

It sounds like part of the problem is that he is making some poor decisions, with negative consequences. Do you have some insight into that?
This is part of what the psychologist is working on with us. We meet with her next week without him. I understand this is not that unusual for a lot of 15 year olds, but it's still aggravating.