Structured "playing" for older kids
L has moved back in as we try to get his assisted living program started. He is 19 years old and developmentally disabled. He has a history of poor anger management and sexual acting out with both sexes. In the past, I have monitored (controlled) his interactions with all of the boys and been very strict.
L has been attaching himself to V, as V is sneaky and so is L. In the past, V used M2 as a crutch to make himself feel better. V is one of the reasons I moved M2 to live with a caretaker. I see this happening again with L.
I have set the following rules for L. He is not allowed to "play" with V. He is not allowed to be alone with him, watch movies, or go to the park with him. They are not allowed to play video games together, unless another brother is there.
Am I being to controlling? L HATES me for these rules. V really doesn't care, as he has lots of other friends. He uses L to make himself to look better and that's it.
Any outside thoughts from people looking in from the outside?
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Indy
Single father to 10 adopted sons
J1-26, J2-22, M1-21, L-20, M2-20, J3-18, C-17, V-17, S-12, J4-8
"I thought I knew everything there was to know about raising kids - and then I became a parent!"
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