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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 349905" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Sadly, locking up and removing everything was pretty-much what we had to do with difficult child 1. Everything behind dead bolt locked doors with the hinges on the inside, reinforced strike plates to prevent him from jimmying the doors. For the computers, the second-line defence was strong password protection. For the televisions, we locked up the remote controls separately from the televisions, also behind deadbolt locks. Video game consoles were removed from the house. One went to Uncle John's house (he lives 2 towns away), and the other one was sold at a garage sale. Food that difficult child 1 wasn't supposed to eat was kept in a separate fridge out in the garage, that we padlocked with a bicycle lock.</p><p></p><p>It was a PITA for everyone. I had to wear my keys on a lanyard around my neck ALL THE TIME. I carried a little tote bag around the house with TV remotes, my wallet, and anything else that I needed to use frequently, that wasn't safe to be left out. It wasn't perfect, but we did see significant improvements in difficult child 1's behaviour. Honestly, getting him into the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) where he could be under 24/7 supervision was what really did the trick. The locks-lanyard-tote-bag was truly temporary.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 349905, member: 3907"] Sadly, locking up and removing everything was pretty-much what we had to do with difficult child 1. Everything behind dead bolt locked doors with the hinges on the inside, reinforced strike plates to prevent him from jimmying the doors. For the computers, the second-line defence was strong password protection. For the televisions, we locked up the remote controls separately from the televisions, also behind deadbolt locks. Video game consoles were removed from the house. One went to Uncle John's house (he lives 2 towns away), and the other one was sold at a garage sale. Food that difficult child 1 wasn't supposed to eat was kept in a separate fridge out in the garage, that we padlocked with a bicycle lock. It was a PITA for everyone. I had to wear my keys on a lanyard around my neck ALL THE TIME. I carried a little tote bag around the house with TV remotes, my wallet, and anything else that I needed to use frequently, that wasn't safe to be left out. It wasn't perfect, but we did see significant improvements in difficult child 1's behaviour. Honestly, getting him into the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) where he could be under 24/7 supervision was what really did the trick. The locks-lanyard-tote-bag was truly temporary. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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