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[quote=Anonymous]My advice is to work to improve the communication and honesty in your relationship with your child and to address the root of why he is drawn to this new friend group.  Try and talk with him and figure out what the friend group is providing that he needs and then try and strategize with him other ways to fill this need.  If he is bored and wants exciting risky activities help him look into adventure sports- outdoor rock climbing, full contact marshal arts, skiing….etc…. If he is lacking community, help him find other groups to be part of. If he lacks social skills to make other friends, get him into a social skills building group.  —-Basically try and help him meet this needs.  Also look into if there are ways you could be less restrictive to give him more freedom so he will have less motivation to sneak around your rules.  I am not saying allow him to do anything he wants, just see if you and he can compromise a bit.  A teen determined to sneak out will succeed no matter what you do. If you allow more freedom, you might in the long run end up with him making less risky decisions and also with him letting you know where he is.  He is old enough also that he could get a job. This would help limit times of day he is free, which could also help with bad decision making. [/quote]

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