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16 year old son absolutely out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 490430" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>about2gocrazy, I am sorry, so sorry. I agree that you will need help. There are many good Residential Treatment Center (RTC) out there. When trouble is this severe, you might need that help. I do not understand why with marijuana and theft at school he does not have a charge? Our school is bound by law to report these incidences to the police who must charge for the offences. Will you be going before a judge or commissioner? This would be a good thing. The system usually wants to help kids who are using. Though some of us have had some bad experiences with the system, there are many options there for help. Find out what is available in your system. I would educate myself by looking at United Way programs-Boystown is one in our state. Look at the juvenile justice website(they usually dont list programs but you could call a worker and ask what options are available for help). We had our girl sent for observation and assessment and pushed for treatment until we got it. We first had to get before a judge. We called the police for everything until a charge was made. We had already tried 18 months of a private Residential Treatment Center (RTC). so we were broke and needed help.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the others that securing your home is important. Though our daughter is improving, she is not totally trust worthy. She does not have a key (we keep our locked away as she too is very bright and can out smart us). These smart kids are really tough. Being really smart puts you outside the normal curve and it's a hard place for kids his age to be. As a teacher I find these kids the hardest to work with. </p><p></p><p>The drugs are in control-I agree that you have to deal with this. We could not figure out how our daughter, who was bright, had a good family, had no real issues could be behaving the way she was. In the first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) we found out about many traumas she had been through. She did not want to share with us for fear of destroying the family. Trauma is a very common cause of drug use, though not the only cause. You wont know the reason until he is clear of the drugs and this is a long process. Take care of yourself and your other kids as you are deciding what to do. Your health and safety is key. Please keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 490430, member: 11001"] about2gocrazy, I am sorry, so sorry. I agree that you will need help. There are many good Residential Treatment Center (RTC) out there. When trouble is this severe, you might need that help. I do not understand why with marijuana and theft at school he does not have a charge? Our school is bound by law to report these incidences to the police who must charge for the offences. Will you be going before a judge or commissioner? This would be a good thing. The system usually wants to help kids who are using. Though some of us have had some bad experiences with the system, there are many options there for help. Find out what is available in your system. I would educate myself by looking at United Way programs-Boystown is one in our state. Look at the juvenile justice website(they usually dont list programs but you could call a worker and ask what options are available for help). We had our girl sent for observation and assessment and pushed for treatment until we got it. We first had to get before a judge. We called the police for everything until a charge was made. We had already tried 18 months of a private Residential Treatment Center (RTC). so we were broke and needed help. I agree with the others that securing your home is important. Though our daughter is improving, she is not totally trust worthy. She does not have a key (we keep our locked away as she too is very bright and can out smart us). These smart kids are really tough. Being really smart puts you outside the normal curve and it's a hard place for kids his age to be. As a teacher I find these kids the hardest to work with. The drugs are in control-I agree that you have to deal with this. We could not figure out how our daughter, who was bright, had a good family, had no real issues could be behaving the way she was. In the first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) we found out about many traumas she had been through. She did not want to share with us for fear of destroying the family. Trauma is a very common cause of drug use, though not the only cause. You wont know the reason until he is clear of the drugs and this is a long process. Take care of yourself and your other kids as you are deciding what to do. Your health and safety is key. Please keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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