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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 275979" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My idea to send him to India was based on my own child's experiences. She really did want to quit, but peer pressure is intense. Every time she tried, she was dogged by her "friends" and gave in, although she really didn't want to. She was not strong enough to buck the peer pressure. A new setting, where other kids have no preconceived ideas of your child, can be a Godsend if your son is REALLY wanting to change, but unwilling to look "weak" in the face of his friends. Also, "bad" kids often have trouble making friends with good kids after they quit--due to reputation--it's a mess. It's hard for adults who are in recovery to change their friends; it is harder for kids. If your son is not interested in changing his life, he won't, no matter where he is. He can find a bad element everywhere. But if he really does, in his heart, want to live a good life, a new environment can be a real helper. I don't think my daughter would have quit using drugs if she had stayed here. She needed to get away in the worst sort of way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 275979, member: 1550"] My idea to send him to India was based on my own child's experiences. She really did want to quit, but peer pressure is intense. Every time she tried, she was dogged by her "friends" and gave in, although she really didn't want to. She was not strong enough to buck the peer pressure. A new setting, where other kids have no preconceived ideas of your child, can be a Godsend if your son is REALLY wanting to change, but unwilling to look "weak" in the face of his friends. Also, "bad" kids often have trouble making friends with good kids after they quit--due to reputation--it's a mess. It's hard for adults who are in recovery to change their friends; it is harder for kids. If your son is not interested in changing his life, he won't, no matter where he is. He can find a bad element everywhere. But if he really does, in his heart, want to live a good life, a new environment can be a real helper. I don't think my daughter would have quit using drugs if she had stayed here. She needed to get away in the worst sort of way. [/QUOTE]
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