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I think I am leaning toward removing Son from Residential Treatment Center (RTC)
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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 111408" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>I agree with everyone else but especially not bringing him home after one "busy" home visit...Try several "boring" home visits where you have to say "no," and approximate life a bit more realistically. This situation is harder for a fg to manipulate. </p><p></p><p>My ex-difficult child had his ups and downs with home visits (4), but some of his peer group just fell apart. Often the reason was the kid talked the parent into early termination of the program. I would leave him where he is, let him work on his program AND you work on a transition plan that is realistic.</p><p></p><p>I had to take my son to work for 6 weeks between semesters....he was also enrolled in an on-line h.s. program he could work on in my office. It was not fun or pretty. We made it, but I was VERY glad when the second semester started and he could go to a "regular" boarding school for a semester transition. AFTER that experience, I was quite certain he could live at home, and he did, with no major problems for the last two years of (private day) high school. What I am saying is a slow transition to the "real world" after a residential therapeutic experience is a necessary step. Not one of the kids in the peer group who left early is successful. Of those who completed the program, several are quite successful. There are never any guarantees, but don't stack the deck against success.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 111408, member: 284"] I agree with everyone else but especially not bringing him home after one "busy" home visit...Try several "boring" home visits where you have to say "no," and approximate life a bit more realistically. This situation is harder for a fg to manipulate. My ex-difficult child had his ups and downs with home visits (4), but some of his peer group just fell apart. Often the reason was the kid talked the parent into early termination of the program. I would leave him where he is, let him work on his program AND you work on a transition plan that is realistic. I had to take my son to work for 6 weeks between semesters....he was also enrolled in an on-line h.s. program he could work on in my office. It was not fun or pretty. We made it, but I was VERY glad when the second semester started and he could go to a "regular" boarding school for a semester transition. AFTER that experience, I was quite certain he could live at home, and he did, with no major problems for the last two years of (private day) high school. What I am saying is a slow transition to the "real world" after a residential therapeutic experience is a necessary step. Not one of the kids in the peer group who left early is successful. Of those who completed the program, several are quite successful. There are never any guarantees, but don't stack the deck against success. Martie [/QUOTE]
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