16 year old son easily distracted?

Question

My son does well in school and interacts with friends constantly on the phone and computer, but talks less to family members he is well behaved and goes to college every day, how can i encouage him to focus more on his goals and build his confidence, as he has not had much male role models...

Answer 1

He's 16 and in college already?  Well,. .then maybe thats part of the problem,.. I hated the h**l out of highschool, but theres no way I would have left erly to go to college especially with all the pressures and demands of real life.  Having the time to simply grow up and mature and make the best of the "me" time is something that no one (especially a teenager) wants to lose out on....  

I think by simply making sure you are open and communicating with him about things he'll be alright... whereas if you try to dictate and run things,.. or even if thats the perception he gets,.. expect nothing but failure

Answer 2

Oh, give him a break will ya??? He's perfectly fine. Just because he doesn't like to talk in the house and with the rest of the family, does not mean he is an alien or a social monster or something!!??!!

He is great, let him be FREE. This is a free universe is it not????

Your son is a perfect, complete person. So stop worrying will ya???

Answer 3

HE'S ON THE DOPE!!!!

Answer 4

Your son is at an age where he is looking more out of the window and less at the fireplace if you see what I mean.He wants to know more people out of the family circle. He doesn't necessarily no longer needs you, it's just that he knows where you are if he needs you, and he will.

He needs people of his own age and outlook, whilst still enjoying the security of his home.

Answer 5

Teenagers are really the most difficult people to get interacted with. Well, with this case, I would say that you should try to give him some time to bond with family members and such people. Try to have some activities that would tend him to use his skills, in which you think, he is good at. Then, try to expose him to some extra-curricular activities that would boost his potential. As a fellow teenager, I would suggest that improving his child potential will give all that you need!

Answer 6

if you have a local TA in your area that is so good for them, my daughter is 17, she was the same and she joined the TA last august, it is not only a good personality boot it pays them too, she goes once a week 7pm and stays until 10pm she gets payed for going and has a great time met loads of friends, they go away for weekends, doing all kinds of tasks and gets payed around £90.00 for the weekend, she was in Liverpool last weekend, and is going away tonight and is back on Sunday. she has loved it so much she went to the army careers office and she passed last week for the army, and is awaiting a date to go for her basic training, so out of the TA she has got herself a complete new life, and she and i get on so much better, good luck

Answer 7

He sounds like a normal well adjused 16 year old to me. Just be their for him and let him know you love him, praise him when he does somthing good and let him know when he messes up. Its normal for 16 year olds to be vague with family members, he will go through this stage in a few years.. sounds like you have a good kid on the whole. good luck.

Answer 8

Your son sounds like a typical teenager you must just get used to him having less interest in the family, it seems like he is doing pretty well, a lot better than most 16 year olds so I wouldn't concern yourself, when he gets to a certain age and he settles down he will take more inerest in his family, just try encourage him to do the right things n life but let him decide what is the right thing.