Parents Support One Another @ MyOutOfControlTeen.com/support = I need help with the following issue:
My 14 yr old is on probation for battery and trespass, his drug use is more my concern and those teens he choses to hang with. He failed his first drug screen at behaviour health, he dosn't seem to have a clue how serious this all is. He is failing at school and argues about everything. I am having some success with the e book and utilizing the juvenille justice system, but am really worried about him. Two of his best friends just got caught at school smoking pot and ran from home.
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The first step in helping your teen is to visit your physician for testing of physical or chemical problems. If testing gives no answer, have your teen seen by a psychiatrist for emotional testing. The teen is obviously acting out and most likely doesn't even know the reason. Seek counseling for the teen and the family. Don't allow the teen to run the household. Stick to your guns on the rules of the house. If the problem involves a step-parent and the child is acting out because of the step parent, stand a united front. Don't allow the teen to see that they are separating you. Do not argue in the presence of the teen with the step-parent on the teen's behalf or they will see they can manipulate your relationship and cause problems within your marriage. Most importantly, don't give up on the teen. They need to feel you love them unconditionally. They will need your support tremendously. Attend counseling with them. These are very stressful, draining, and confusing times for the family and each family member will need separate counseling to learn how to cope. Taking these steps at the first signs of out of control violence will help the teen to understand what is happening and that they can get help. Teens want to be able to do what they want and control the parents and household. They act as if they do not want structure and rules but in reality they do. This is how they know they are loved and that you care for their well being.
In order to stop teens from smoking pot, it's important that parents are involved with their children and that they are aware of a teenager's activities outside of school. Find out how peers can influence teenagers and how it's important for teens to have a creative outlet with help from a licensed mental health counselor.
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