Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

So you missed the ques....everyones hindsight is always 20/20. Trick is to look ahead...keep him on a short leash and make sure he doesn't run with the wrong crowd.

Worst case? Do what a friend did with her son who wasn't listening....she enrolled him in a Militarty academy.

I would bet his problem is who his friends are.......He might very well be a good kid at heart who was influenced by a bad element ( kids he considers cool...but are really trouble).