I just found this and posted my introduction. I'm sure things have changed either for better or worse since you posted, but hopefully you've found some answers. Don't give up! If you have to take away everything he has, to get to him, do it. But with love and firmness. If he can't see anything but your anger, he will be able to convince h […]

Ricardo - In my experience, I have found that addressing the heart will address the behavior. Otherwise, it will keep occurring. What comes to mind is HALT - hungry, angry, lonely, tired. If a behavior is out of the norm for my kiddo, I start here to see if any of these apply. That has helped resolve a majority of the situations. If it becomes a continued be […]

I just want to encourage those of you in the trenches that you will succeed, maybe not as most people would consider success, but nevertheless, if you stick with it and press on, your child will turn out better than you ever thought possible. Our girls were 3 and 4 the first time we saw them, foster kids in our own system, neglected and abused. When I found […]

Hi Carla - Welcome! Sorry to hear about your boy's situation and your stress over this. I obviously like Total Transformation. It is not only help for now but also long term for your relationship with him. 17 seems like a hard age with one foot out the door. But it is never, ever too late to work your relationship. We also have a Fb page called Parentin […]

Hello, my name is Carla. I am the mom of 3 sons, to of which still live at home. My oldest son is 22. The other 2 are 17 and 15.  My 17 year old is my biggest problem and since I don't know anyone in my area with a similar situation, I started searching the internet for some solutions. B (the 17 yr. old) is extremely intelligent, but making horrible cho […]