My 17 year old son appears to have depression. He doesn't eat much, he sleeps alot, spends lots of time on the computer, cries alot and doesn't wants to tell me what is making him so sad.
We want to be a good parents. I don't want to nag him. I try to understand him. I love him and wish he wasn't so sad. There are good days - I watch anime with him and he seems really good - happy and talkative. He has confided in me some things - he is distant from others at school and feels very alone. He fell out with his friends a couple of years ago - he told me all about this situation.
Should I be letting him sleep for so long? I try and cook what is favourite for him. I worry that his school studies are falling behind as this is an important year for him - I try not to nag him over this. He has internet friends, some of which seem really nice - the ones he has shown to me. My husband has threatened to disconnect his internet as he feels this is the problem, but my son said if he did that that he wouldn't want to live. I let my husband know how important his internet friends are to him. Did I do the right thing? He sees the school counsellor once a week.
Any insight or help would be greatly appreciated.

Lisa