Any parents here? Could you...

I would have him locked up. There are hospitals for troubled - violent children that do a pretty good job of helping them and getting them to integrate back into society after they reach 18. If they are unable to then there is another place they can go. Depending on the situation they can live at the hospital and have a small part-time job. It is a nice place, in a wooded area, on-ground stores, they are given bikes and bus passes (for those let out). They get a private room they can decorate and cook their own meals if they wish.

As far as black families experiencing something similar, I
knew a girl growing up that had an older brother with behavioral problems, very violent, angry outbursts, pulled a knife on his stepdad, suicidal. He was on medicine but it made him zombie like so the parents took him off. The stepdad had to yoke him up a few times throughout his life.
I saw her not too long ago and asked how the family was, she said her brother  is now a functioning member of society, he doesnt live on his own yet but no more violent outbursts and his stepdad and him get along fine now.

Wow, my son is only 1 so I can't even imagine.

He is extremely gentle with puppies though, he calls them babies
:-D

eanaj5 wrote: As far as black families experiencing something similar, I knew a girl growing up that had an older brother with behavioral problems, very violent, angry outbursts, pulled a knife on his stepdad, suicidal. He was on medicine but it made him zombie like so the parents took him off. The stepdad had to yoke him up a few times throughout his life. I saw her not too long ago and asked how the family was, she said her brother  is now a functioning member of society, he doesnt live on his own yet but no more violent outbursts and his stepdad and him get along fine now.

Harmonii wrote: Prazol60 wrote: I would have him locked up. There are hospitals for troubled - violent children that do a pretty good job of helping them and getting them to integrate back into society after they reach 18. If they are unable to then there is another place they can go. Depending on the situation they can live at the hospital and have a small part-time job. It is a nice place, in a wooded area, on-ground stores, they are given bikes and bus passes (for those let out). They get a private room they can decorate and cook their own meals if they wish. That's what I thought. I knew several white kids that did this. That was around 1993/94...don't these still exist?