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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. I so disagree with all of this. Talk to your kid. Doesn't have to be judgmental or involving rules. Just say you notice they're spending more time with X, how's that going? They seem to me to be a little different than your other friends, like doing xyz. What's that like for you? Then you can make it clear that he can hang out with whom he wants, but you don't want him to be involved in (whatever), and if he's ever with them and wants help, he can get in touch with you immediately, no questions asked.

If you don't take this as an opportunity to share your values, he's going to think you're fine with everything he's doing. He needs to know that you support him, but that there are limits to what's okay in your family. He may even be relieved to know there are boundaries. [/quote]

I was one of the pp and I never meant not to speak up to my kids about specific behaviors I don’t like with them and friends. I do that all the time, this is an ongoing conversation always. I just wouldn’t necessarily heavily restrict them spending time with any kids unless they had extreme behaviors, bc I think that backfires.[/quote]

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