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Hi! My name is Roger. My 14 year old son always seems very uninterested in outdoor activities. He doesn’t have friends and he always keeps him away from other teens of his age. Even he is good in studies, but this type of behavior from him seems very uneasy to me. I tried to talk to him many times, but there were no results. I don’t understand anything about his problem. Is this a sign of some teen problem? How I can help him?

Hi Roger! Looking at the things you mentioned in your question, your child seems to be a little problematic. There are several help options available these days for teens like yours. Many short term programs and long term programs can help your teen get rid of this problem.

Posted by: Nevia

It is often difficult for the parents like you to deal with your child. I would suggest you to first take a professional’s advice or help from counselor, in this case, before you choose something for your child. Otherwise, there are summer camps, boarding schools, military schools etc. that will help your teen.

Posted by: Ivy

The most important thing that a child needs is parent’s love and care. This type of behavior from your teen may be a result of your negligence towards him. Some teens like loneliness, if they have lack of confidence in them. This may be due to any reason such as poor grades in schools etc. But as you say he is very good in studies, there may be other reasons. You should try to talk to him again and try to be friendly with him. You can also take help of a good counselors or psychiatrist.

Posted by: Jim

Roger your son is in the age of adolescence. Some changes may occurs in this age but if is not participating in outdoor activities from childhood so it could be a problem. May be he is lacking in confidence or internal injury that he can’t tell you. So, be a friend to him and than discuss about the problem.

Posted by: Vicky

This type of behavior from teens may be a consequence of some type of sexual abuse, school bullying etc. You must talk to his school teachers and class mates as well. You would certainly find some clue about his strange behavior. Just try to resolve if there is some problem out there. And if you don’t think that there are no problems at school level, then you should go to some counselor.

Posted by: David

Roger as you wrote that your son is good in studies but not interested in outdoor activities. So, his studies could be the reason of his uninterest in games. May be, he is more serious about his studies and future. Let him do studies but also force him to play outside.

Posted by: David

Parents must send their shy children to some outdoor camps. Outdoor camps are specially designed for shy teens. Children gain confidence and discover new skills while interacting with others. I think Roger must find good camps or program for his son. Roger's son is not troubled; his son comes in shy teen’s category. So, he must find normal teen camps not troubled teens camps.

Posted by: Borris

As you have mentioned about your son’s behavior, I think his is of shy nature. To overcome his shy nature, you have to send him in boot camps and summer camps. May be outside home he will become confident and take participate in other activities. You have to encourage your son and make him confident.

Posted by: Jennifer

This type of behavior usually teens do when their parents does not take care of them. May be your child is one of them. You have to love your teen and take a proper care as you do for his other siblings. You have to motivate your son for extra activities other than studies.

Posted by: Hardy

Hi, Roger this is Jim. I think your son is in some what distress. And you said he is not listing your words, so better to make very good relationship with him like do all the activities that would give immense happy to him. Providing TV games and showing children’s movies so that he would get good understanding about you and then slowly make him towards yourself.

Posted by: Jim

Hi Roger, this is a type of problem must be cured in the initial stage itself otherwise it would be worse after some time. Better to have a professional guidance to cure this problem. Join him in a experienced troubled teens school so that they would take care all these type of problems with at most care and finally he would come out of the problem.

Posted by: Borris

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