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<blockquote data-quote="SleeplessIN" data-source="post: 364795"><p>Hi. First off, hugs. I have only posted once but have been watching the site diligently and appreciated the folks that responded to me. We are in the same boat. Our 14 year old difficult child has runaway twice in the past two weeks. Once for 6 days, came back home for two, then ran again for 5 days. We had spotted him in town several times but as soon as we got close, he ran and ditched us. Had been getting tips from his "good friends" of where he was and gave the addresses to police but they were always a bit behind or didn't respond. We are contemplating hiring a private detective to track him because the system is so slow. </p><p> </p><p>I agree with keeping a paper trail. We filed runaway papers both times. We are told that if we file one more time, he will be arrested and put on probation as being a habitual runaway, then he will have to meet with probation for 6 months. If he continues to break rules, he wil be headed for juvie. Don't want that to happen but it may be his only salvation. We can't seem to get through to him.</p><p> </p><p>Absolutely hate all of this because he has no reason to run. Good home, good family, pretty much had what he wanted but not over-the-top. We have also taken away his XBOX (think he met some of these juveniles while playing a war game on-line). The past time he ran, we took all of his name brand clothes and hid them. We are going to have to go to the next step and strip his room to the basics the next time he runs, which we are sure is just a matter of time. He has even hidden his cell phone because he knew we were kind of tracking him with that! He hasn't been using it for the past week. </p><p> </p><p>We want to get a diagnosis on him but can't keep him home long enough to get him to a neuropsychologist appointment. </p><p> </p><p>We are looking in to Wilderness camps and Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s too. I hope somebody on this site can give us some good options.</p><p> </p><p>My husband And I keep saying that we hope something good will come of this "bad". Stay strong and safe. We understand!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SleeplessIN, post: 364795"] Hi. First off, hugs. I have only posted once but have been watching the site diligently and appreciated the folks that responded to me. We are in the same boat. Our 14 year old difficult child has runaway twice in the past two weeks. Once for 6 days, came back home for two, then ran again for 5 days. We had spotted him in town several times but as soon as we got close, he ran and ditched us. Had been getting tips from his "good friends" of where he was and gave the addresses to police but they were always a bit behind or didn't respond. We are contemplating hiring a private detective to track him because the system is so slow. I agree with keeping a paper trail. We filed runaway papers both times. We are told that if we file one more time, he will be arrested and put on probation as being a habitual runaway, then he will have to meet with probation for 6 months. If he continues to break rules, he wil be headed for juvie. Don't want that to happen but it may be his only salvation. We can't seem to get through to him. Absolutely hate all of this because he has no reason to run. Good home, good family, pretty much had what he wanted but not over-the-top. We have also taken away his XBOX (think he met some of these juveniles while playing a war game on-line). The past time he ran, we took all of his name brand clothes and hid them. We are going to have to go to the next step and strip his room to the basics the next time he runs, which we are sure is just a matter of time. He has even hidden his cell phone because he knew we were kind of tracking him with that! He hasn't been using it for the past week. We want to get a diagnosis on him but can't keep him home long enough to get him to a neuropsychologist appointment. We are looking in to Wilderness camps and Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s too. I hope somebody on this site can give us some good options. My husband And I keep saying that we hope something good will come of this "bad". Stay strong and safe. We understand! [/QUOTE]
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