Having your child return home after being gone can be traumatic for both of you. Even if he was staying with friends or relatives, the time away was undoubtedly filled with anxiety. If he was out on the streets, it was probably terrifying for you both. This is a time for mixed emotions. In between hugging him for returning safely, you want to ground him for the rest of his natural life! Now the real work begins. Both of you have to deal with the problems that made him run away and how to make sure that it does not happen again. That will take hard work on both of your parts. It will take listening and compromise and communication. But most of all it will take time to learn to respect and trust each other again. Here are a few steps you can take to help make the transition easier.
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Reprinted with the permission of the National Runaway Switchboard.
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