Suggestions for 15 year old boy

TeamLowe

Rock climbing?
Can't remember what it's actually called but big kite flying? The massive kind where you have to wear a helmet cos they can pick you up..

jackomdj

Probably need to find something ongoing rather than one off, otherwise it would be great for the day he is doing it then back to his old ways.

Karting has been mentioned, rock climbing, some kind of sport, does he like motorbikes?, does e follow anything that you could go to see as a reward for staying on track.

It is easy to take stuff like this on face value but we do not know the boy (a friend of mine who fosters has no end of trouble with her current lad, she was telling me about the post office lady who was chatting to her until she saw her parcel was going to a prison then she got blanked!) so it could be that this is to get him out of a bad circle of behaviour rather than reward it.

Hardup_Hester

Hi
The child is a LAC, my DD is his fostercarer & has been for 6 months, booze & cannabis habits were already well established when he arrived, money comes from his father. I'll look into some of the suggestions above, he is already sexually active. It's finding something local that's proving difficult, he's tried karting, but most of the other kids are 8 to 10, so not much competition.
Hester

amcg100

Sounds a bit simplistic, but football or rugby - good mates, lots of training - and every week a chance to batter someone for fun ( legally ), and of course being on the receiving end of the occasional battering, you learn respect for others. Also would learn about teamwork, responsibility and maintaining a high level of physical fitness.

goRt

Bracknell - teach him to ski

Imp

Learn hang gliding/paragliding.

Lagoon

Flying lessons, leading to a small aircraft license?

dandelionclock30

Kayaking, join a club, its fairly cheap and he can use all their kit.

michelle2008

amcg100 wrote: »

Sounds a bit simplistic, but football or rugby - good mates, lots of training - and every week a chance to batter someone for fun ( legally ), and of course being on the receiving end of the occasional battering, you learn respect for others. Also would learn about teamwork, responsibility and maintaining a high level of physical fitness.

The only problem is there tends to be a big drinking culture in these sports - particularly rugby if my school days are anything to go by!

Rock climbing less so - is there a club with a wall nearby?

Lifeforms

Hit up your local Princes Trust centre. They have loads of stuff that can help, not just the usual employment courses help, things like the Fairbridge Programme.
http://princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/fairbridge_programme.aspx

Even if this isn't suitable or close, you might find they can offer help in furthering a search for more challenging life experiences for him.