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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 123636" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I've been thinking about this thread and thought I would share a couple of thoughts from the been there done that days. I do not know your daughters issues so</p><p>my family experiences may be irrelevant.</p><p> </p><p>Trying to be a good parent I sent our teen to two substance abuse residential programs. Both had family group night. One of the topics that came come up regularly was "nighttime escapes". The parents would share in anguish/frustration/disgust or fear how hard they tried</p><p>to keep their teens home and safe. More than one family "nailed the windows shut", used door alarms AND slept on sofas. Rarely did they</p><p>have success because the teen felt "challenged" and their friends were</p><p>amused etc. and "aided and abeted".</p><p> </p><p>The only successful family that I personally knew had a full security alarm system installed and connected to notify the police. Their child</p><p>was never told that he was the object. They simply said that they</p><p>had security concerns and since they "sometimes" had valuables at home ("and it was income tax deductible") they felt it best. Nice touch.</p><p> </p><p>The other boys really sympathized with that kid because "his" parents</p><p>"had money". LOL DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 123636, member: 35"] I've been thinking about this thread and thought I would share a couple of thoughts from the been there done that days. I do not know your daughters issues so my family experiences may be irrelevant. Trying to be a good parent I sent our teen to two substance abuse residential programs. Both had family group night. One of the topics that came come up regularly was "nighttime escapes". The parents would share in anguish/frustration/disgust or fear how hard they tried to keep their teens home and safe. More than one family "nailed the windows shut", used door alarms AND slept on sofas. Rarely did they have success because the teen felt "challenged" and their friends were amused etc. and "aided and abeted". The only successful family that I personally knew had a full security alarm system installed and connected to notify the police. Their child was never told that he was the object. They simply said that they had security concerns and since they "sometimes" had valuables at home ("and it was income tax deductible") they felt it best. Nice touch. The other boys really sympathized with that kid because "his" parents "had money". LOL DDD [/QUOTE]
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