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<blockquote data-quote="Zardo" data-source="post: 509253" data-attributes="member: 12490"><p>YES - I have been there. I believe the biggest reason my son's behavior got so out of control was his excessive pot use. I swear it made him crazy. He was a little bit younger at the time and never got to the taking off and truant phase, but defiant, angry, holes in our walls, cops at our house, expelled form school for pot - you name it. What a nightmare. One of the best things that happenned was when he was arrested for pot at school and expelled. It made him see that it's HIS BEHAVIOR - not his overly strict parents. We have travelled along road and things aren't perfect, but 1.5 years later they are SO much better. I have not had the cops here since last April. One of the best interventions we did was Wilderness for 3 months. It got the drugs out of his system and it was intensive therapy both group and individual. Although it has not been perfect since, the anger is MUCH reduced and he tries to function on a much more normal scale. I have looked into the more local programs like the ones the court will order and they seem good too and very similar to Wilderness. IF he were to slip back, I think I would go that route and I would start at the court because he would probably refuse to go. Hang in there - these intensive programs can help. My guess is that you will need a lot of support for a while and then things may start to get better. The drug testing will definatly help. There are some books that have kept me sane - "The Unchanged Mind" and "To Change a Mind" by John McKinnon will help as will "Changing for Good" - good luck - keep posting and reading. (((((())))))) - you are not alone! by the way - I too have heard the - "who does this to their kid" thing....familiar battle cry!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardo, post: 509253, member: 12490"] YES - I have been there. I believe the biggest reason my son's behavior got so out of control was his excessive pot use. I swear it made him crazy. He was a little bit younger at the time and never got to the taking off and truant phase, but defiant, angry, holes in our walls, cops at our house, expelled form school for pot - you name it. What a nightmare. One of the best things that happenned was when he was arrested for pot at school and expelled. It made him see that it's HIS BEHAVIOR - not his overly strict parents. We have travelled along road and things aren't perfect, but 1.5 years later they are SO much better. I have not had the cops here since last April. One of the best interventions we did was Wilderness for 3 months. It got the drugs out of his system and it was intensive therapy both group and individual. Although it has not been perfect since, the anger is MUCH reduced and he tries to function on a much more normal scale. I have looked into the more local programs like the ones the court will order and they seem good too and very similar to Wilderness. IF he were to slip back, I think I would go that route and I would start at the court because he would probably refuse to go. Hang in there - these intensive programs can help. My guess is that you will need a lot of support for a while and then things may start to get better. The drug testing will definatly help. There are some books that have kept me sane - "The Unchanged Mind" and "To Change a Mind" by John McKinnon will help as will "Changing for Good" - good luck - keep posting and reading. (((((())))))) - you are not alone! by the way - I too have heard the - "who does this to their kid" thing....familiar battle cry! [/QUOTE]
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