Yeesh, isn't this low? Kid gets busted over a GBA

Im not really sure if I understand you correctly JustLuke, so dont get angry:) If I understand you, your saying blame everyone? In some sense, that is true. But if you take the nanny idea, what does the nannies do? They overall give structure. She puts things in order. And, with a smile. You have to remember, kids only know, what they know. As time goes on, they learn more. Now, in this case, this kid didnt have this from the begining. A young mom, no dad(think)mom has no job worth anything, and not enough training being a kid herself. I have had the opertunity, dealing with a mess load of kids in the past. I was part of an after-school program for parents still at work. There was a big age difference. And yes, there was some kids just like the ones we are talking about. While the other adults waved them off, I worked with them directly. And my adward, was changing an unruley kid to a happy one. Ive done it. This one kid, who is very simmilar to this story,(except being arrested) who was always mad. He had 2 parents, but they didnt care less. He was feared by alot of other kids, and some adults. I worked him. And after 2 months, he was starting to be happy, and proud of his achievements. I used alot of different ways to work it, but my #1 way was humor. I made this kid laugh so much, it worked out the negative emotions. In a nutshell, all he needed was to see some possitive. I used, humor, voices(stories) guitar/music and just be human. He is now approx 24 years old now, and he has a stable job doing electrical work. I still see him occasionaly, and he is doing awsome. He still thanks me. As far as he was concerened, the whole world hated him till he met me. Im his personal mentor :) It isnt hard people. You just have to be knowledgeable yourself, then apply it to the kids. There are only a couple of reasons, any kid can be lost. One is medical, two is lack of positive role models. Kids are not as hard as everyone thinks. And you dont need money, or a fancy degree. The mom in this topic, needed to grow up herself. Im sorry, but ive seen it one time to many. History shows for itself. In the end, parents are to blame, sorry.