Question by irblackburn: When should my teenagers go back to school after the death of their father?
My 13 (boy in 8th grade) and 14 (girl in 9th grade) yr olds just lost their dad in a car accident by a drunk driver they where very close with him and had to change schools also they are in gifted and honors classes and my daughter has never got below a A ever now she is failing and is worried about getting bad grades and not becoming valedictorian she has always been very smart and worried about her grades but she is very stressed now i don’t know what to do should i home school her should i make her tough it out and get back in a “normal” routine they say not to do anything by “normal” standards we never pressed her to be perfect in school that’s just how she was. we were teen parents we started dating 17 yrs ago and broke up 12 years ago but were best friends i am remarried for the last 9 years he loves them and they love him any advise please he died 1 month ago

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Answer by 420 circle
the best thing you can do is to get them back into their normal routine. Don’t try to hide the fact that their beloved father is dead. Death happens usually when least expected. They will have to learn this lesson early. Getting an Uncle involved or some other male role model would also help

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