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At What Point is it OK to Throw in the Towel with a difficult child ?
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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 471461" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>I think you have worked very hard to help your daughter. I think there is absolutely a point where parents in your situation not only can but perhaps should release their child "into the wild" so to speak. Besides the positive effect on other family members, there are some lessons that can only be learned the hard way by many difficult child's and maybe the sooner they learn those lessons (thinks like "gee I don't like being homeless in the winter") the sooner they will find a positive path. It is scary to do, been there done that, but sometimes I believe it is the right thing to do. But only you and your spouse can decide when you have reached that point.</p><p></p><p>In case you have not already checked out or had contact with these SC resources, here's some links. I know you have done a lot of advocacy for your daughter so you probably know all about these. But I know that there have been times when I thought I had explored every possible option only to have some stranger come along and say "do you know about?" and tell me about a program I had never heard of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 471461, member: 11920"] I think you have worked very hard to help your daughter. I think there is absolutely a point where parents in your situation not only can but perhaps should release their child "into the wild" so to speak. Besides the positive effect on other family members, there are some lessons that can only be learned the hard way by many difficult child's and maybe the sooner they learn those lessons (thinks like "gee I don't like being homeless in the winter") the sooner they will find a positive path. It is scary to do, been there done that, but sometimes I believe it is the right thing to do. But only you and your spouse can decide when you have reached that point. In case you have not already checked out or had contact with these SC resources, here's some links. I know you have done a lot of advocacy for your daughter so you probably know all about these. But I know that there have been times when I thought I had explored every possible option only to have some stranger come along and say "do you know about?" and tell me about a program I had never heard of. [/QUOTE]
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