HELP With 16yr old?

Question

This may sound a little extreme but can you legally have a 16 yr old removed from your house? i don't know what else to do i have tried everything i know to help him but he refuses to do anything he has quit school he has a very violent temper. i put him on probation i tried to get him to go to anger management and counciling. he drinks alcohol and smokes pot all the time. i am honestly afraid he will hurt me or one of his siblings. i need some serious advice and soon

yes he is my son and believe me i wouldn't even ask but i don't know where else to go what else to do

I don't appreciate being told that I am throwing him away because that is not what i am doing i have taken him everywhere that i know of to help him and he refuses to go I have to think about the safty of my other children too they are alot younger than he is and 1 of them is handicapped and can not defend himself against a teenager he is only 7 yrs old and iyt is my responsability to protect them too

Answer 1

His failure as a son is your responsibility as parents. You can't just throw away something you don't like. He's your son. Find out why he act like that, you must go together to find some help.

Answer 2

Do you have a Juvenile Detention Center in your area? If you do call them and tell them everything that he is doing and that you don't want him in your house for your and the other childrens safety.

You should not have to go through this with this child. If he doesn't want to respect you and do right and not act like an animal. Then he needs to be locked up like an animal.

Maybe they could send him to a bootcamp or something of the like. They may also be able to arrange it to where he can be put in an adult prison in a scared straight program. It's like a weekend thing that they stay in the prison as a prisoner.

Good Luck I hope you find someway to get him in control before it is too late and he does end up in prison somewhere for real.

Answer 3

Your boy is deliberately rebelling against you, his environment and what is expected of him in society. I know you are at your wits end but this where you need to gather all your strenght. Am I right in assuming Dad is no longer on the scene? I will get a lot of critisim here but this idea has worked with troublesome kids in the past, Find a copy of ' Rocky 1' the movie, let him watch it in his own time, then, if he's into any kind of sport, work with it, get him interested in pursuing a rough sport, like, boxing, football or martial arts. If you get him that far, then the discipline of the sport may help him to curve his attitude. Good luck.

Answer 4

Have you had him tested for mental disabilities? bi-polar? AD? figure when did this start? and why? was there a divorce? Did he get lost in the shuffle in the family? Is there a behavioral progam he can go to? Is he tied up with the wrong ppl? sounds like it... if he is doing drugs and alcohol and you need to find out this to stop it.... and we have program here that is part of the juvenile justice center, where they have to spend so much time in this facility and live like his peers who are in there for underaged crimes and it maybe he needs a rude awakening, and the father of this kid needs to step up and help you whether he is there or not...hope any of these comments here help, and just stay strong because your other kids need you as well...

Answer 5

um..... you have a tough one here! i would suggest getting a restraining order. he may take it a little harsh but in the long run [[probably like after rehab and all that]] he will thank you for pushing him to the limit that he needed to get to!

Answer 6

You can't have them removed until 18 but you could send them to a camp or boarding school....

Answer 7

boot camp.

he might hate you but it will be worth it in the end.

Answer 8

is he your son?