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  1. actually no, children jails sounds a bit harsh.. what are those places called tho? i know they have a name..

    *rob*

    Posted by: Butterfly at March 22, 2010 3:52 PM

    Reform school

    My brother “ran away” when we were about 7-8 (he’s one year older). He packed a bag and everything, and stormed out the door. I was shocked!

    I told my Mom “He’s going!” She said, “Let him go.” I guess she knew he’d be back. And he was, about 20 minutes later. Like Expert, he realized he couldn’t live in the janitor’s room at the local park forever.

  2. I think I was about 5 when I first ran away from home. (As I recall, my parents, brother and sister rushed to help me pack.) I packed my valise, tossed it out my second floor window, climbed out after it (there was a stretch of roof beneath my window over the front door, and then a metal trellis on the side of the house), and I ran across the street to the neighbors’ house.

  3. rf, your friend should have learned about the effectiveness of negative reinforcement instead. Once the kid gets hit by a Fresh Direct truck (or a semi-clad cyclist in an Orthodox section of Brooklyn), he/she will be very hestitant to run into traffic again.

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