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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, he became very independent and is doing very normal things for his age and an older age. You're tossing out rules left and right for no reason. Why can't he shave however he's most comfortable? That's a ridiculous rule! He hasn't had a curfew in years and now you're trying to exert authority for no reason - of course he's not going to follow that. Tell him while he lives under your roof he's your responsibility and you need to know where he is and ask when HE thinks a reasonable time to come home is. Come from a place of negotiation. He's been treated like an adult for several years.

Typical teenage boys take what you consider risks. I would not forbid scuba diving but tell him it's important to you that he go with a diving partner, that all adult scuba divers do that, and you want him to be safe. Come at him from a place of safety rather than authority and you'll get farther.

Do not take away all his things or ground him. Punish his sister for going through his camera - that's his private stuff she was looking through. [/quote]
This OP is very sound advice. This kid has been shuffled around for 16 years. You need to learn to compromise[/quote]

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