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<blockquote data-quote="ck1" data-source="post: 82667" data-attributes="member: 3767"><p>I'm so sorry you are going through this...it's so hard to just watch your children cause so much destruction. It sounds like you are working very hard to get the right help for your son and sometimes it takes a little while to get on the right road. </p><p></p><p>I'm curious, you describe several illegal incidents...has he spent any time in a detention center? My difficult child is in an Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) right now and is working very hard to make positive changes, according to his therapist. Surprisingly, my difficult child says that he thinks that his time in the detention center before the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is what forced him to make the decision to turn his life around.</p><p></p><p>We called the police the first time my difficult child made it necessary. I had to send a very clear message to him that I would not tolerate that behavior in my home ever--if I didn't do that, he would have taken it as a pass to do whatever he wants whenever he wants and that is just not acceptable.</p><p></p><p>I would definitely pursue the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) route, but in the meantime, I would practice tough love. If you have been already, keep it up. Maybe consequences need to be a little harder for him. Sometimes this is the only kind of love that gets through to our G'sFG. I agree with everyone else--it is never too late! Do not give up hope!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ck1, post: 82667, member: 3767"] I'm so sorry you are going through this...it's so hard to just watch your children cause so much destruction. It sounds like you are working very hard to get the right help for your son and sometimes it takes a little while to get on the right road. I'm curious, you describe several illegal incidents...has he spent any time in a detention center? My difficult child is in an Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) right now and is working very hard to make positive changes, according to his therapist. Surprisingly, my difficult child says that he thinks that his time in the detention center before the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is what forced him to make the decision to turn his life around. We called the police the first time my difficult child made it necessary. I had to send a very clear message to him that I would not tolerate that behavior in my home ever--if I didn't do that, he would have taken it as a pass to do whatever he wants whenever he wants and that is just not acceptable. I would definitely pursue the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) route, but in the meantime, I would practice tough love. If you have been already, keep it up. Maybe consequences need to be a little harder for him. Sometimes this is the only kind of love that gets through to our G'sFG. I agree with everyone else--it is never too late! Do not give up hope! [/QUOTE]
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