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<blockquote data-quote="Crayola13" data-source="post: 712984" data-attributes="member: 21066"><p>When your son is doing things like putting spaghetti in the vents, what is he feeling? Does he think it's funny, or does he do it out of anger or anxiety? It sounds like he gets enough attention. Does he fully comprehend that he burned down the house? I ask because my nephew burned down his family's home 20 years ago, and kept saying repeatedly, "I didn't start the fire. The lighter did." Does your son have an obsession with fire? Does fire symbolize rage for him, or was this a curious act that you don't think will happen again? Does the thought of juvenile detention scare him? Does he realize that could happen? When he destroyed the glass at the park, did the police do anything other than counsel him? I think it would have been good if the police had told him he was going to go before a juvenile judge and have to do community service to pay off the damage.</p><p></p><p>This suggestion may sound silly and old-fashioned, but have you considered asking the local police if your son can be given a tour of the jail or ride handcuffed in a police car?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crayola13, post: 712984, member: 21066"] When your son is doing things like putting spaghetti in the vents, what is he feeling? Does he think it's funny, or does he do it out of anger or anxiety? It sounds like he gets enough attention. Does he fully comprehend that he burned down the house? I ask because my nephew burned down his family's home 20 years ago, and kept saying repeatedly, "I didn't start the fire. The lighter did." Does your son have an obsession with fire? Does fire symbolize rage for him, or was this a curious act that you don't think will happen again? Does the thought of juvenile detention scare him? Does he realize that could happen? When he destroyed the glass at the park, did the police do anything other than counsel him? I think it would have been good if the police had told him he was going to go before a juvenile judge and have to do community service to pay off the damage. This suggestion may sound silly and old-fashioned, but have you considered asking the local police if your son can be given a tour of the jail or ride handcuffed in a police car? [/QUOTE]
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