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At what age can you trust them at home alone?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 327823" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Susie, I agree that it's not typical teen. My typical teen's could be left at home alone and I'm sure they bent the rules a bit, but they didn't trash the house, order porn flicks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />, leave against my wishes, etc. A typical teen will bend a few rules, but basically cares about losing his privileges and isn't rebellious just for the sake of being rebellious so they tend to listen. </p><p></p><p>A difficult child on the other hand either can't handle being alone because the boudaries (us) are gone and they are too impulsive to resist doing what they shouldn't do or they have no fear of consequences anyway so they have the attitude "when the cat's away the mouse will play and I'll worry about all that later."</p><p></p><p>These kids are not wired like TTs and they behave differently. Things that put younger kids at risk for personality disorders as adults are exactly what you read about in The Explosive Child--lack of personal boundaries, emotion liability, impulsivity, sometimes they seem not to know reality from fantasy (as in bold face lies), vandalism, violence etc. They ARE a different breed and actually need to be treated much younger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 327823, member: 1550"] Susie, I agree that it's not typical teen. My typical teen's could be left at home alone and I'm sure they bent the rules a bit, but they didn't trash the house, order porn flicks :happy:, leave against my wishes, etc. A typical teen will bend a few rules, but basically cares about losing his privileges and isn't rebellious just for the sake of being rebellious so they tend to listen. A difficult child on the other hand either can't handle being alone because the boudaries (us) are gone and they are too impulsive to resist doing what they shouldn't do or they have no fear of consequences anyway so they have the attitude "when the cat's away the mouse will play and I'll worry about all that later." These kids are not wired like TTs and they behave differently. Things that put younger kids at risk for personality disorders as adults are exactly what you read about in The Explosive Child--lack of personal boundaries, emotion liability, impulsivity, sometimes they seem not to know reality from fantasy (as in bold face lies), vandalism, violence etc. They ARE a different breed and actually need to be treated much younger. [/QUOTE]
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