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I have an 18 year-old daughter who left home for 10 days after an argument. We thought she was staying with girlfriends. We found out she was staying with a 26 yr-old boyfriend that we never had met. Our niece told us that he was in jail for drug pushing. He bought her things and gave her a place to stay. I found her walking down the street last night and insisted that she come home. She did and threatened to leave home as soon as she could to be with him - because he makes her happy and does not pressure her like we do. What should be our next move? Should we take away her stuff? In particular her cell phone to try to find a phone number or where this guy lives. Or is it too late since she is legally an adult? ``````````````````````` Hi B., Re: What should be our next move? Help her move out. Re: Should we take away her stuff? No. She’s an adult now that needs to begin the process of leaving the nest. Re: Or is it too late since she is legally an adult? ...

The problem we have is our daughter is not under the Juvenile system in Singapore any longer. She knows it, and today the school phoned me to say that she does her utter best of getting expelled from school …also self mutilates so she can come back to Singapore and live her live of “FREEDOM” ...doing what she wants, when she wants, absolutely nothing affects her, when disciplined she runs away. Sleeps on the streets, goes clubbing, drinks, smokes and gets into drugs. Unknown friends help her…. By the way Mark she is adopted from Poland, and has a gypsy background. We have had her since she was 9 months. Do we let her stay with us, lock all doors as she steals from us, comes and goes as she pleases? Send her to find a Job? No school in Singapore will take her. She plays the role promises, signs whatever you want and on the first occasion runs away, does not care about consequences. One month in The Singapore Girls Home in March and July are as quickly forgotten as a nig...

Hi G., I’ve responded throughout your email below: Dear Mark, I've written to you before. I had asked you about birth control for my daughter. Just a couple of questions as we move forward these next couple of weeks. Anyway, my husband and I are currently experiencing the "getting worse before it gets better" that you mentioned. Our 15-year-old daughter has now resorted to telling me quite frequently, not her father "You can shut up now!" He is finding this as frustrating as I am right now. We are having difficulty just getting her to sit and talk to us. We tried the sample contract regarding fair fighting to establish some ground rules for all 3 of us only to be told "I'm not signing anything". She is not interested in anything to do with "feelings" and we are "too late" to make changes. She tells us what she is going to do and has ceased asking permission for anything. == > IMPORTANT: There are 2 version...