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difficult child in youth home again...from a newbie
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 306311" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thank you- and welcome! I've never read such a positive post from a "newbie" but I'm glad I did! I'm also glad you found the board and am sure you can get some support and offer some wisdom here.</p><p></p><p>My son is 14yo and we've been dealing with "issues" since about the time he turned 11yo. Most of that time he has spent on probation. He threatened me with a knife this past winter and that sent it to a whole new league, even though things were deteriorating for a few months before then. I couldn't get the probation officer to advocate for a single thing recommended to prevent things from spiraling further out of control so despite my efforts, my son is incarcerated in our state juvenile system now insteead of being in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Fortunately, he is going to school there and doing well academically and behavior-wise. </p><p></p><p>I wanted to give you a brief history of my/my son's situation so you might see that several of us here have been down that road. I truly understand what you mean about the court authorities. While their intentions are good and the kids definitely need consequences, it seems like many of these people just don't really get the problem enough to see what areas could help the child the most. They spend a lot of time just looking for someone to blame and barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. At least that has been my experience.</p><p></p><p>Your son is lucky to have you fighting for what is in his best interest. I hope things go well in court for you. He's an older teen so there's limited time for your involvement, as you know, so hopefully, something will help him. Does he try at all? There are cases where incarceration can actually wake them up more than anything a parent can do, it seems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 306311, member: 3699"] Thank you- and welcome! I've never read such a positive post from a "newbie" but I'm glad I did! I'm also glad you found the board and am sure you can get some support and offer some wisdom here. My son is 14yo and we've been dealing with "issues" since about the time he turned 11yo. Most of that time he has spent on probation. He threatened me with a knife this past winter and that sent it to a whole new league, even though things were deteriorating for a few months before then. I couldn't get the probation officer to advocate for a single thing recommended to prevent things from spiraling further out of control so despite my efforts, my son is incarcerated in our state juvenile system now insteead of being in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Fortunately, he is going to school there and doing well academically and behavior-wise. I wanted to give you a brief history of my/my son's situation so you might see that several of us here have been down that road. I truly understand what you mean about the court authorities. While their intentions are good and the kids definitely need consequences, it seems like many of these people just don't really get the problem enough to see what areas could help the child the most. They spend a lot of time just looking for someone to blame and barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. At least that has been my experience. Your son is lucky to have you fighting for what is in his best interest. I hope things go well in court for you. He's an older teen so there's limited time for your involvement, as you know, so hopefully, something will help him. Does he try at all? There are cases where incarceration can actually wake them up more than anything a parent can do, it seems. [/QUOTE]
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