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  • Teens Who Run Away (3-24-2011)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    With runaway teens, it is important to distinguish between whether they are running away from something or running to something.

    Teens who run away TO something, or someone else, are simply making an immature and dangerous choice. But teens who run AWAY from home usually do so out of frustration. In that case, simply restraining the child from running away will prevent the real problem from ever being resolved. Like living in a pressure-cooker, the teen will seek to relieve the pressure in other ways.

    It’s never productive to simply put a stopper on the frustration in your teen; if you do, it will manifest itself somewhere else. Get help working through the reasons and causes behind it.

     


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