RizzyKing

"Lock the doors and prevent them leaving." = Unlawful imprisonment.
"If they get out, go hunt for them and bring them home." Means physically dragging them back ie. assault.

Those above two terms were told to my now problem son by a teacher at his school who also provided him with a childline card and encouragement to use it. Yes discipline from an early helps doesn't solve the problem shouting at them doesn't work, restricting privileges also not very effective from past experience as for spanking when they get to be teenagers Xaccer's see above as it is assault.

But thank you for pointing those options out but sadly they have been tried and have failed. You obviously havn't had some of the less then helpful intervention by some adults fighting the good fight for childrens right's. While we got an apology from the school and an assurance such a thing would not happen again it was too late and i wonder how many other people have had similar.

I can only relate through my personal experience and although that may not be indicative of all problems with kids i doubt i am anything special and thet factors frustrating me are frustrating other parents in the UK who try to do the best they can and bring their children up in a positive and community minded way.