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Expert: Dan Date: 5/20/2008 Subject: How to keep my teenage brother safe
Question My 17 year old brother, who is a openly gay, has a history of meeting guys online. This i find to be a huge risk both to my brother as well as my family. I know for a fact, from snooping, that he has been sneaking guys into the house when no one is him. My parents and I work full time in the summer and have no way of being home all of the time. My parents are attempting to make him get a job this summer but who knows what hours, if any, he would be working. We are afraid to leave him alone unsupervised because of these activities. My parents have taken away his online privileges unless they are around to supervise him and recently have begun checking his text messages every night. My brother has always fought authority, is not much of a people person, and has no self pride ie. hygiene, teeth, and working on his stuttering problem for which he has had much counciling. We are out of ideas on what we can do to keep him safe from others as well as himself. We want to find away to stop this risky behavior without interfering with his sexual orientation.
Answer Hi,
Thank you for your question. I'm not sure if I am the expert for you as I am not an internet safety at this time. I do warn people of online dating and of such stuff like the above.
There is nothing wrong with being gay. I do want to ask have you spoke to any lawyer or law officer for advice on this? I cannot give legal advice or expert safety advice like such you request.
I know that safety is really in his hands and that while a number of things can help protect him, he must use them. Have you talked to a security team? They now can install in home cameras so people can view from away from home.
Would you like more information about this? How old are you? Please ask follow ups
The above does not replace legal advice or professional security advice.
