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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 315770" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>been there done that. </p><p></p><p>When Wiz was 10 we kept a close eye on him. He was violent at home and we knew many things he had done simply because he did not see why he shouldn't do what he wanted just like an adult (like crossing 2 busy 4 lane roads alone after signing himself out of after school care in kindergarten. He wanted to rent a movie.) .</p><p></p><p>After we moved to OK, we got pretty desperate for some help with and for him. He had never been in trouble with the law because we chaperoned him and/or knew where he was all the time. I always thought you were SUPPOSED to do that if you were the parent of a child that age.</p><p></p><p>Apparently, if your child is to ever need services, you are supposed to not keep an eye on them for safety and supervision. Who'da thunk it?</p><p></p><p>Even the middle school resource officer (cop) said we needed to let him go wander around town for hours on end so he would get picked up and then the courts could help us.</p><p></p><p>Same time, the cop told us that if he was picked up more than a few blocks from our home then WE would be charged for neglect. So we had to risk many types of legal problems if we didn't supervise him appropriately but we couldn't get help for him because he was not in trouble with the law.</p><p></p><p>There is no winning. Just isn't. Sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 315770, member: 1233"] been there done that. When Wiz was 10 we kept a close eye on him. He was violent at home and we knew many things he had done simply because he did not see why he shouldn't do what he wanted just like an adult (like crossing 2 busy 4 lane roads alone after signing himself out of after school care in kindergarten. He wanted to rent a movie.) . After we moved to OK, we got pretty desperate for some help with and for him. He had never been in trouble with the law because we chaperoned him and/or knew where he was all the time. I always thought you were SUPPOSED to do that if you were the parent of a child that age. Apparently, if your child is to ever need services, you are supposed to not keep an eye on them for safety and supervision. Who'da thunk it? Even the middle school resource officer (cop) said we needed to let him go wander around town for hours on end so he would get picked up and then the courts could help us. Same time, the cop told us that if he was picked up more than a few blocks from our home then WE would be charged for neglect. So we had to risk many types of legal problems if we didn't supervise him appropriately but we couldn't get help for him because he was not in trouble with the law. There is no winning. Just isn't. Sorry. [/QUOTE]
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