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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 399639" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. Welcome back...sorry you had to come back.</p><p></p><p>One thing I don't like about diets is the probability that kids won't comply when they are older and we can't make them. They're going to want to eat and probably to eat what other teens eat (sigh).</p><p></p><p>At her age, however, if she is suddenly changing, rather than her diet, I'd be thinking about drug use. Has she changed her friends? Have her grades gone down? I think it's worthwhile to give her a surprise drug test, although that isn't always accurate. My teen started using drugs at twelve and I had no idea...it never occurred to me that SHE would get involved in drugs. But she did. And it wasn't until she was off of them and told me that I realized how close she had been to dying. I think this is something you'll have to think about. Staying in her room all the time to me could be sign of depression, but could also be a red flag for drug use. She could have smoked pot or taken other drugs on the way home from school or even in her room and not want to be around you when she's high.</p><p></p><p>(((Hugz))) and good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 399639, member: 1550"] Hi. Welcome back...sorry you had to come back. One thing I don't like about diets is the probability that kids won't comply when they are older and we can't make them. They're going to want to eat and probably to eat what other teens eat (sigh). At her age, however, if she is suddenly changing, rather than her diet, I'd be thinking about drug use. Has she changed her friends? Have her grades gone down? I think it's worthwhile to give her a surprise drug test, although that isn't always accurate. My teen started using drugs at twelve and I had no idea...it never occurred to me that SHE would get involved in drugs. But she did. And it wasn't until she was off of them and told me that I realized how close she had been to dying. I think this is something you'll have to think about. Staying in her room all the time to me could be sign of depression, but could also be a red flag for drug use. She could have smoked pot or taken other drugs on the way home from school or even in her room and not want to be around you when she's high. (((Hugz))) and good luck. [/QUOTE]
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