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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take off the door to his room.

Pack up everything in his room when he is at school and send it to storage.  Leave him with a bed, a mattress, bed linens and a closet.  NOTHING ELSE.  No electronics, no phone, no TV.

Reprogram the house Wi-Fi so that only you control the password and you can program into other people's devices.  Put a lock on the TV.

Be waiting for him when he gets home with you, your DH and a therapist.   Explain to him that he can start digging himself out of the hole he is in, and still be at home and go to regular school or the next step is that he does not live at home and will be MUCH more restrictive than what you are offering.

You cannot EVER accept violent behavior in the home.  That should be a clearly communicated bright line.  You and your family should not live in fear of an out of control family member.

We shipped our 13 yo off to a RTC for 8 months when he started veering in this direction and it was the best decision we could have made for our family.  DS is now 18 and a completely different child.

When he says he hates you, just repeat, "I am sorry you feel that way and that it not how we feel about you, but we are not changing our position."

Look into residential treatment options, as you may very well need it.[/quote]
Thanks for this. Can you share the name of the facility you used?[/quote]

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