End of My TetherThe thing is, your son is doing exactly what he should be doing at the end of sixth form – really it should be a firework of a summer.
Poor him. He’s probably untethered in a way that’s unnerving to witness, having had his life derailed and yet still being driven by the usual teenager impulses.
As psychotherapist Philippa Perry puts it in her parenting self-help manual The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read: ‘While impulsivity exercises their emotions, their capacity to think, “That’s a bad idea,” has not yet caught up.’She suggests a three-step approach to potential harmony.
First, define the problem. Maybe start with something like, ‘I feel worried/scared when you go out because I am still concerned about Covid-19 and.
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