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Upsetmam · 09/03/2023 22:05

Daughter is in a controlling relationship and Cahms and college plus us have serous concerns. She been arrested twice now, tried to end her life twice. Ran away 3 times.

Her boyfriend who she loves, has threatened her ect there is alot more and a alot worse then just threatening her. Police are aware.

We now have a early health worker.

Basically on Tuesday she started smashing her room up again as i woke her up, she threatened to smash her brand new iPhone so we took it off her, along with Tv and mirror as she has smashed 4 tvs in 2 yr, 3 mirrors and 2 ipad and 2 mobiles, we told her she can have it back when she starts communicating with cahms and police, well she decided to run away again and was brought home by police at midnight, she screamed at us in front of police we are bad parents for taking her mobile. She then went on to overdose. Cahms agree with us she needs time away from all social media and mobile. Well early health worker came today and informed us that we have to give her her mobile back so that if she does run away again she has a mobile so she can get help if needed. Am i breaking law if I get her a pay as you go phone? She can then call for help, text. I don't want to give her the iPhone back until she starts listening and speaking, as it's gone on for to long now. Thanks

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Igenix4 · 09/03/2023 22:43

Get her a £10 phone with £10 tariff that does nothing but call and text. I went through a similar stage as a teenager (caused by smoking cannabis), drove my parents to having me removed by SS temporarily, can't say I blame them. Cahms only made me rebel more so consider that may be your daughter's perspective, I would say remove social media access, luckily it wasn't around in my teenage years but I was worse when communicating with friends

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