[ajrsmom]

My son is 11 and dealing with going through puberty. Along with this, he seems to be coming more of an irresponsible child and I'm at my wits end on how to deal with it.

He misplaces or loses things day after day. So far this year he's lost 2 juice boxes for his lunch bag and a sandwich container and at least 2 days a week he leaves his lunch box at school.

Now he's lost the winter jacket he got for Christmas. He has no idea whether he left it on the bus or somewhere else at school...etc.

This is just the short end of the whole story but I'm looking for ideas on how to deal with this. In the past, I've replaced the things (such as the juice boxes) but now I want him to understand that I'm not going to run out and replace his coat. (he is not without a coat, he has another jacket that he's been wearing.)

Has anyone had to deal with something like this with their child? How did you handle it?