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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 97242" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>There is nothing magic about the numbers 18. In the eyes of the law they are now majority age. That's it.</p><p></p><p>I totally agree with Suz - your daughter has had extreme structure and accountability for 4 years. If you just put her up in an apartment at this point - I do think she would fall apart.</p><p></p><p>The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) should have a step down program in place. Your daughter is going to need to LEARN how to be independent. That is going to require further supervision and coping skills.</p><p></p><p>My daughter came home when she left her Residential Treatment Center (RTC) - she was home two years before she left to live independently. She needed those two years to gain the confidence that she needed to stand on her own two feet.</p><p></p><p>Letting go is a process - not an event that occurs just because our kids hit 18. in my humble opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 97242, member: 1545"] There is nothing magic about the numbers 18. In the eyes of the law they are now majority age. That's it. I totally agree with Suz - your daughter has had extreme structure and accountability for 4 years. If you just put her up in an apartment at this point - I do think she would fall apart. The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) should have a step down program in place. Your daughter is going to need to LEARN how to be independent. That is going to require further supervision and coping skills. My daughter came home when she left her Residential Treatment Center (RTC) - she was home two years before she left to live independently. She needed those two years to gain the confidence that she needed to stand on her own two feet. Letting go is a process - not an event that occurs just because our kids hit 18. in my humble opinion. [/QUOTE]
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