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re: 14 year old son has stopped eating
Posted on 1/21/24 at 2:38 pm to scottydoesntknow
Posted on 1/21/24 at 2:38 pm to scottydoesntknow
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Does he play any sports? Might wouldnt hurt to remind him that hes at the last stage of growing and if he wants to grow to his fullest height, he needs to be eating a lot of protein
Unfortunately no, he’s not all that athletic, which I think some of the baws here that recommended he do jiujitsu might be a starting point. Or possibly the wrestling team. I’ve noticed he put his pull-up bar on his door and has been doing this off and on lately. We did get a chance to visit last night. Nothing too deep, just kinda bs’ing about stuff he might be interested in doing. I threw out jiujitsu and or wrestling. He seemed like he was open to trying. As again, he’s not good at sports nor athletic. I noticed he had his bar that hangs on his door to do pull-ups back up this morning. I’m starting to get the feeling he either found some toxic pussy, or someone’s picking on him. He wouldn’t even acknowledge those notions but that’s my gut feeling. Anyways, is jiujitsu or wrestling on a middle school team more beneficial than the other? Only reason I was thinking wrestling is bc he would be with peers, not sure how jiujitsu works tbh. How athletic does he need to be to do these? Long story long, I think it’s a self confidence/conscious issue. A lot of good info to dig in on this thread. I really do appreciate you baws! OT always delivers.
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 2:49 pm to Duffnshank
youre a good dad
truth,, I dont think it matters what activity ,, just being active helps
you're doing the single best thing by creating this dialogue
running might also be a thing,,something he can do that doesn't have to be competitive
truth,, I dont think it matters what activity ,, just being active helps
you're doing the single best thing by creating this dialogue
running might also be a thing,,something he can do that doesn't have to be competitive
Posted on 1/21/24 at 3:20 pm to Duffnshank
I dunno, seems like you are a good father though. Hopefully its just a short phase
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:52 am to Duffnshank
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I threw out jiujitsu and or wrestling. He seemed like he was open to trying. As again, he’s not good at sports nor athletic
My Freshman year of High School I was right at 100 lbs. I'd never really participated in sports because I didn't THINK I was big enough. One day early in school year at PE, the coaches of all the sports teams came and talked to us about each sport. I was intrigued with wrestling because of the weight classes and signed up for the team. In hind sight it was one of the best decisions of my young life (esp after ending up at an all male military school...)
While I wasn't "athletic" in the sense of big arms and big chest, I learned I was fast. Like 6 min mile fast. Several of the guys on the team were DB's on the football team. I learned I could keep up with them in sprints. I also learned how to use my strengths against someone else's weaknesses. And as I tell my son all the time when we're goofing around, I learned "Leverage" and leverage goes a long way...
I haven't followed this thread too closely, but I would highly encourage him to explore both of those options.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 7:56 am
Posted on 1/22/24 at 9:56 am to Duffnshank
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Unfortunately no, he’s not all that athletic, which I think some of the baws here that recommended he do jiujitsu might be a starting point. Or possibly the wrestling team
I will say that jiu jitsu has been a good thing for my 9 year old. He still has his frustrations, but it opens the door for us to talk about how things are hard, you have to work hard to get over it, and you will constantly deal with adversity and need to find the best way out. It helped even more when I started a few months back. I think it's a great thing that can extend past just school.
It lacks the team socializing aspect particular to his school, but there is socializing with the other people training. I was a big fan of playing sports in high school. But I was competent and never felt like I didn't belong. From a social/self-confidence perspective, wrestling team may be a lot if he's not comfortable.
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