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<blockquote data-quote="RayL" data-source="post: 517153" data-attributes="member: 14223"><p>My 14-year-old son has been smoking pot, drinking a little, cutting school, failing some of his classes and being disruptive in school ever since the middle of last school year (he's now in eighth grade). He also told us he was running away "for a few days" once but we were able to get him to come home after a few hours. He was also arrested for pot possession. He opted for a diversion program rather than go to court, but he kept smoking, a violation of the program. We sent him to a therapist, even before he started smoking (for depression), who worked with him for a few months, then recommended a drug program for his pot use. The therapist in the drug program, after four months, suggested a residential treatment center. Neither were able to really reach him. We did our best to get him to open up, let us know how we could help, tell us what he was feeling, thinking, why he was so angry (so said the therapists), to no avail. He just doesn't know know or doesn't want to talk about his problems. Meanwhile, we gave him plenty of consequences for his behavior and drug tested him, but he simply kept smoking and said he wasn't going to stop. So, now he is in a small residential treatment center, where he will be for a few weeks.</p><p>I am writing because I am now doubting myself about placing him there. I am not naive.. I know things were (are) pretty bad with him, but he wasn't what I think of as COMPLETLEY out of control. He behaved at home, for the most part, he did say he WANTED to do well in school (very smart boy, just wouldn't do a lot of his work) and some of what he is doing is normal teenage stuff. I guess I'm just looking for support that we've done the right thing and, if not, I'd like to know that too. Sending him off to live elsewhere seems so drastic...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RayL, post: 517153, member: 14223"] My 14-year-old son has been smoking pot, drinking a little, cutting school, failing some of his classes and being disruptive in school ever since the middle of last school year (he's now in eighth grade). He also told us he was running away "for a few days" once but we were able to get him to come home after a few hours. He was also arrested for pot possession. He opted for a diversion program rather than go to court, but he kept smoking, a violation of the program. We sent him to a therapist, even before he started smoking (for depression), who worked with him for a few months, then recommended a drug program for his pot use. The therapist in the drug program, after four months, suggested a residential treatment center. Neither were able to really reach him. We did our best to get him to open up, let us know how we could help, tell us what he was feeling, thinking, why he was so angry (so said the therapists), to no avail. He just doesn't know know or doesn't want to talk about his problems. Meanwhile, we gave him plenty of consequences for his behavior and drug tested him, but he simply kept smoking and said he wasn't going to stop. So, now he is in a small residential treatment center, where he will be for a few weeks. I am writing because I am now doubting myself about placing him there. I am not naive.. I know things were (are) pretty bad with him, but he wasn't what I think of as COMPLETLEY out of control. He behaved at home, for the most part, he did say he WANTED to do well in school (very smart boy, just wouldn't do a lot of his work) and some of what he is doing is normal teenage stuff. I guess I'm just looking for support that we've done the right thing and, if not, I'd like to know that too. Sending him off to live elsewhere seems so drastic... [/QUOTE]
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