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New member - Just found out 15 y/o difficult child using alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 525212" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>In retrospect (and, of course, with limited conviction) I have often wondered if a "geographic cure" would have worked for our difficult child. Unfortunately we really did not have a family member or close friend who lived in an environment that would have met our needs. on the other hand I do know two families who sent their teen to live elsewhere and had success at breaking the cycle of bonding with sorry new friends at home. We did s.a. residential treatment centers and I believe it only increased his street knowledge as he was surrounded by other dysfunctional teens. He had been the "almost perfect" student, athlete, polite teen before substances. One family I knew sent their daughter to a small town in the midwest where family lived nearby and a summer camp needed counselors. It worked for her, although she did remain with family out of state instead of returning home.</p><p></p><p>All of us explored possibilities. All of us cried alot and felt alot of anger and disappointment. There are no simple answers. When I read your post about her not wanting to leave her sorry friends...well, it brought back the reality that even though we did everything we could do...the sorry friends won. Sigh. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 525212, member: 35"] In retrospect (and, of course, with limited conviction) I have often wondered if a "geographic cure" would have worked for our difficult child. Unfortunately we really did not have a family member or close friend who lived in an environment that would have met our needs. on the other hand I do know two families who sent their teen to live elsewhere and had success at breaking the cycle of bonding with sorry new friends at home. We did s.a. residential treatment centers and I believe it only increased his street knowledge as he was surrounded by other dysfunctional teens. He had been the "almost perfect" student, athlete, polite teen before substances. One family I knew sent their daughter to a small town in the midwest where family lived nearby and a summer camp needed counselors. It worked for her, although she did remain with family out of state instead of returning home. All of us explored possibilities. All of us cried alot and felt alot of anger and disappointment. There are no simple answers. When I read your post about her not wanting to leave her sorry friends...well, it brought back the reality that even though we did everything we could do...the sorry friends won. Sigh. DDD [/QUOTE]
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