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Unruley teenager - 2006/09/30 21:29 I have a 15 yr old step dauther that has been diagnosed with ODD, and possibly Bi Polar and ADHD. Her father and I have had custody for a little over a year now. She was taken from her mothers home by DSS for neglect along with her brother. She was able to do whatever she wanted to do any time. Her nor her brother was attending school on a regular basis, she was living with her 19 yr old boyfriend (lost her virginity at 12), has had several sexually tranmitted deaseases, has cut herself, argumentative, gets in physical altercations, and her mother allowed her to drink and do drugs. Her mother is now up on drug charges (distribution of a controlled substance). My step daughter recently stole a car and had her 1 yr old sister with her. She is currently on house arrest and will remain on probation. Since on house arrest she has skipped school, has been caught smoking, and has attmpted to get in a fight with another student at school. HELP!!!!!

Please will someone please tell me how to cope with her and how to stop letting her effect the other children in our family and her father and I's life together.
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Re:Unruley teenager - 2006/10/10 06:18 I’ve known a number of troubled teenagers who have struggled with several problems at the same time, just like your step daughter. From what you have told me of her, the first thing that came to my mind is that she needs to go back to the basics. There appears to be so much going on in her life at present which is going the wrong way instead of the right and in these types of cases, a troubled teenager can just keep on plummeting to the depths! But this can be stopped if you find a way to have her get some professional help. Having regular sessions with a psychologist or psychiatrist who can prescribe medication if required, can help her get back on track. She’s definitely far from the right path right now and with professional help she can get re-focused. You can even attend several sessions with a psychotherapist yourself in order to get appropriate advice to deal with her spiraling down at present.
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