http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling My 16 year old daughter really has a problem with school. She is in the 9th grade with no credits towards graduating, she has been in Internet school, charter school and back to Internet school. Her mother and I are not together and her mother has custody, so I feel my hands are tied and there is little I can do as a father and non-custodial parent. Can anyone please help me with a path or words of encouragement for my daughter to succeed? GreatSchools en-us Deanna It sounds like there are several issues that you and your daughter are facing. The core issue(s) must be determined in order to find out why your 16-year-old daughter is ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=1#comment_372354 5100.372354 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:19:24 -0800 jeanyfitz Hey,,, I don't know if I can help you or not! I am actually going through a similar problem! I have a daughter in the ninth grade also. She hates ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=1#comment_260667 5100.260667 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:10:27 -0700 missyz ybugster...hang in there...it seemed as if when all of my step-children turned 18 & 19 yrs of age (or even when they had their own children), they realized that we ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=1#comment_260589 5100.260589 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:05:57 -0700 odachimaster Then just be there for her. Boost her self-esteem. Talk some about college or career. but mostly enjoy the time you have with her. http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=1#comment_260521 5100.260521 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:20:34 -0700 ybugster Thanks for all your suggestions, but I've tried all these steps with no results. My daughter wants to stay with her mom, I think partly because she can do whatever ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=1#comment_260511 5100.260511 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:54:40 -0700 missyz My husband and I went down this same path with our only daughter, (my step-daughter). Her mother held PRIMARY GUARDIANSHIP, OF HER AND HER TWO BROTHERS, while my husband and ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=2#comment_260168 5100.260168 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:57:02 -0700 odachimaster You do not need to be the custodial parent to enroll her somewhere else or to check out the situation she is in now. Just have her birth certificate, SS# ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=2#comment_260121 5100.260121 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:59:00 -0700 Anonymous Of course education is a top priority so it's best to get involved. Try suggesting to her mother to enroll her in a regular high school where she can slowly ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=2#comment_248347 5100.248347 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:28:39 -0700 zsgirls I could tell you hand in their no matter what, if she's not doing good in school find her a program somewhere. Go to the comm. college, they really have ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=2#comment_247944 5100.247944 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:13:14 -0700 hockeymum Does she struggle due to a learning difficulty? Depression? Does she struggle to fit in?Please check out Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Ballantine Reader's Circle): Mary Pipher: ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/247901/My-16-year-old-daughter-is-struggling?cpage=2#comment_247920 5100.247920 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:49:24 -0700