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<blockquote data-quote="jbrain" data-source="post: 91347" data-attributes="member: 3450"><p>Looks like we are varied in our responses but I do think the bottom line is some kids will drink no matter what. My difficult child 1 would not recognize parental authority--that's why she was considered to have ODD. We had to send her away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for her own safety and for our sanity as a family and we hoped she would learn how to make better decisions and also that if she had a mental illness we would figure out what it was. As you all probably know (because I have said it in so many posts by now, you are probably sick of it) she did great at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but relapsed miserably after coming home.</p><p></p><p>Kjs, checking up on difficult child 1 did no good at all--as I said, she did not recognize any adult's authority over her. She simply could not be embarrassed and meting out consequences did nothing--she did not care when every single privilege or possession was taken away. Or, she simply left home. One thing I can say though is that she is 19 now and is no longer interested in the partying life. My son who is 23 also partied in high school (well, I don't know that for a fact but I would bet on it) and he also got in trouble for drinking at college. But, now he is a business owner and he is "over" all that--he has grown out of it. I think your son probably just delayed that phase and is going through it now. I doubt all your vigilance when he was in high school did anything but delay his rebelling til now.</p><p></p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrain, post: 91347, member: 3450"] Looks like we are varied in our responses but I do think the bottom line is some kids will drink no matter what. My difficult child 1 would not recognize parental authority--that's why she was considered to have ODD. We had to send her away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for her own safety and for our sanity as a family and we hoped she would learn how to make better decisions and also that if she had a mental illness we would figure out what it was. As you all probably know (because I have said it in so many posts by now, you are probably sick of it) she did great at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but relapsed miserably after coming home. Kjs, checking up on difficult child 1 did no good at all--as I said, she did not recognize any adult's authority over her. She simply could not be embarrassed and meting out consequences did nothing--she did not care when every single privilege or possession was taken away. Or, she simply left home. One thing I can say though is that she is 19 now and is no longer interested in the partying life. My son who is 23 also partied in high school (well, I don't know that for a fact but I would bet on it) and he also got in trouble for drinking at college. But, now he is a business owner and he is "over" all that--he has grown out of it. I think your son probably just delayed that phase and is going through it now. I doubt all your vigilance when he was in high school did anything but delay his rebelling til now. Jane [/QUOTE]
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