Worried parent needs help???? Please

**lkillen** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-06-2010, 08:12 PM

You also need family counceling. Tracking her activities means you expect her to fail. You will be living in a case of "catch me if you can". Until she WANTS your trust and respect, it will just be hide and seek until she is 18. She is not too young to "bring back".

BenC · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2010, 10:21 PM

I so disagree with you on that. A parent is tasked to guide, monitor, et cetera their kids. Tracking activities does not at all mean that one expects a chid to fail. What it tells the child is that the parents care. Trust is earned, not given and frankly, an occasional checking is good for both parties.

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Originally Posted by lkillen

You also need family counceling. Tracking her activities means you expect her to fail. You will be living in a case of "catch me if you can". Until she WANTS your trust and respect, it will just be hide and seek until she is 18. She is not too young to "bring back".