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What do you think of what the counsellor suggests?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 532814" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree mostly 100% with Kiesta.</p><p></p><p>I have a child who is almost sixteen. Now she is a typical teen, but we are letting her make A LOT of her own decisions now because she is growing up and will have to and we do not interfer in school much anymore (although she would not skip school or get into trouble there so maybe it's different). ON THE OTHER HAND, she is not quite an adult. She has a curfew and rules she has to follow in our home. I think it's possible to loosen the reigns yet hold them as well. I don't think it is so much about "fair" as what is best for the child. Also, there is a matter of respect. If you live in my house, you respect our rules as well as us. When the child is an adult living away from home, I will follow the rules in their homes. I have grown kids and I already follow the rules in their homes. </p><p></p><p>I also agree that I doubt a difficult child will make it though. I wish you all the luck in the world and use your best judgment, but don't feel like a failure if the plan doesn't work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 532814, member: 1550"] I agree mostly 100% with Kiesta. I have a child who is almost sixteen. Now she is a typical teen, but we are letting her make A LOT of her own decisions now because she is growing up and will have to and we do not interfer in school much anymore (although she would not skip school or get into trouble there so maybe it's different). ON THE OTHER HAND, she is not quite an adult. She has a curfew and rules she has to follow in our home. I think it's possible to loosen the reigns yet hold them as well. I don't think it is so much about "fair" as what is best for the child. Also, there is a matter of respect. If you live in my house, you respect our rules as well as us. When the child is an adult living away from home, I will follow the rules in their homes. I have grown kids and I already follow the rules in their homes. I also agree that I doubt a difficult child will make it though. I wish you all the luck in the world and use your best judgment, but don't feel like a failure if the plan doesn't work. [/QUOTE]
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