My son stays up late on his phone and is missing school. What can I do?

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I am a single mum and worried about my teenage boy. He’s in second year and obsessed with his phone. He stays up late into the night and is exhausted in the mornings. He’s missing school and fell asleep in class recently. I’ve tried taking his phone away, but it doesn’t work and he has a second one. What can I do?

If it is any consolation to you, I spoke to a mum recently who went through the same experience as you are currently. She talked about the hell it was for her, but that in his early 20s now, her son has grown up to be the most loving and caring son any mother could want, so there is potential salvation at the end of a very tough road.

If his absences escalate in the months ahead, the school will be obliged at a point in time to formally report this matter to Tusla, the child and family agency, which will bring the State services into the picture. It is of very little value to throw them out in a fit of rage and frustration, and then fail to follow through on them later.

 

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