Hello, I an new here but very worried about someone else's child and don't know what to do.
I don't want to go into too much detail but a child of 11 has gone completely off the rails. I don't know if the parents know or not or whether they are condoning or turning a blind eye to some of the behaviour. I know the parents but do not get on with them.
We are talking things which might be normal at 13/14 but not at 11 in my experience (maybe I am living a sheltered life?). It started with smoking, shoplifting, getting barred from premises, lots of sexually explicit talk, inappropriate pictures on the internet, now drinking. I am worried why and where it might lead - drugs, pregnancy, grooming, worse? Or is this part of growing uup and we are only seeing it because of social media?
Maybe it is none of my business but I feel so bad for this child who has no boundaries and is allowed to do exactly what she likes and has vast amounts of money given to her.
What would you do?