Hi I am Jessica. My son is 18 years old and very jovial. I and my husband have made a good and healthy relationship with him. After dinner he usually go out with friends for walk .But from last few weeks I noticed that he comes very late and drunk. His behavior with me and my husband has completely changed and he also does not involve in other activities. Please suggest me that what I have to do.
Hello Jessica, first you have to talk with your teen and ask his problems. May be he is in depression and want to reduce his sadness. If he is not in depression, then I think he may be in bad company and using drugs and alcohol with friend. To get rid off from this, you have to send your son for therapy. It is the last and best option.
You are the parents of your son and it’s your responsibility to help him. You and your husband should ask him that why he has changed his behavior and doing like this. If it does not work, you have to talk with his closet friends discuss about your son’s behavior. If you do not come to any point, then make sure that he may be the victim of drug or alcohol abuse. For that, Rehabilitation center is the last option.
I pity on families like yours. I can understand the period you are going through. But this may be due to your own mistakes. Please do not have any violent atmosphere at your home and do not drink in front of your child. Also, do not let your child feel isolated. Talk freely to your child and know about his/her needs.
Now this is a very challenging situation Jessica. Plan to talk to your son as soon as you detect that he is drunk. Try to gather information about the treatment centers and consult its counselor. With the help of a professional therapist, other family members and relatives, try to confront your son.
I think that your son is in bad company. You should ask to your son that why he comes so late. If he is not interested to tell anything then you should follow him where he always go and what he do there. May be he is the victim of drug or alcohol abuse. The last option for this, you have to send your son for therapies and other treatment options.
It seems that your teen is in alcohol abuse. This may be due to his bad company. It is a very dangerous thing as, if not treated at time your teen may get addicted to other problems such as drug abuse, smoking etc. You should talk to him frankly and try to know about his friends. You may also take him to some good doctor or drug rehabilitation center. There are many residential treatment centers also which treats such kind of teens.
Teens often develop these types of habits if they don’t get proper love and care at home. But as you say that you have a good and healthy relationship with him, there may be some other reasons for his behavior. May be he is in stress or depression. Try to talk to him and make him understand the negative consequences of alcohol abuse. Many residential treatment centers are there that help these types of struggling teens.
Jessica, your son is in a big problem. As you said your son came late and drunk. First you have to separate him from the boys he goes out with and you have to tell him that these smoking and drinking habits are not good. They are bad habits.
Hi Jessica, your son is facing a major problem where he can be a criminal. There are many rehabs center that can help your son because your son is just started drinking. Now it is easy to stop him but after some time it would be very difficult to stop him.
Tod your friend is in the stage of distress where he feel very lonely and stress. You have to take care of him because he anger and depression could lead him towards suicide. He needs special care.
Hi, Jessica this is Jeff. I think your son got new friends in your street. As you said after dinner he goes out and comes late with drinking, usually he doesn’t have that habit. But recently he had that habit. I think you concentrate on his new friends and talk to them.
I think you must go to his school and talk to his teachers about his strange behavior after the dinner. Suggest them to give him extra school work and extra assignments to him, so that he doesn’t find enough time to go outside with his friends.
