Janice from London

Dilemma

I have a 19 year old son who lacks motivation and direction and doesn’t know what he wants to do except play golf. What can I do to help him?

Relish says:
Is he any good at golf? If so encourage him. Maybe he could find work with a golf club where he can be associated with something that interests him. We should always encourage our young people to follow their passion, particularly where sport is concerned.

Also many youngsters are not able to talk to their parents, so who would he feel comfortable talking to, and encourage that.

It is worth knowing that we all communicate in different ways and being able to understand the differences can really help your relationship with your son. Look for anyone who is trained as a Master Practitioner in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) will be able to talk about the differences and explain how you can talk more effectively.