When your child tells you things about her friend that sounds an alarm, what do you do?
I know that kids make up stories about themselves sometimes or exaggerate (did I spell that right??). I also know my child is telling me things confidentially and does not expect me to repeat what she tells me to anyone else. Should I talk to the guidance counselor? Should I talk to the parent directly?
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When I was 15, a good friend of mine and I snuck into a bar in my hometown, using fake IDs, and got caught. The bar owners called my mom. One of the things I most admired about my mother at the time is that she made the choice NOT to call my friend's parents, mainly because we all knew they would have become hysterical and completely overreacted, and the episode was pretty benign. I feel somewhat the same now, meaning that these situations depend upon how the other child's parents will receive certain information. One has to be very, very careful in making such an approach. If I felt my daughter's friend was seriously endangering him or herself, then I would probably take a step. I don't know the Clinton guidance counselors, as we have just started there, but that might be a good interim step in terms of intervening. Also I would discuss it with my daughter first and make sure she's okay with me taking privileged information and acting upon it in any way.
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