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Parenting "Unruly" Children

If, in spite of your best efforts to persuade your child to comply with your family rules, your son or daughter continues to disregard your parental authority, you may want to seek help from your local Juvenile Justice Department.

In the state of Georgia, the definition of an unruly child is "a child who is habitually and without justification truant from school; is habitually disobedient of the reasonable and lawful commands of his or her parents, guardian, or other custodian and is ungovernable; has committed an offense only applicable to a child; deserts his or her home; wanders or loiters about the streets between the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 5:00 A.M.; patronizes a bar; possesses alcoholic beverages; disobeys the terms of supervision contained in a court order; commits a delinquent act, and is in need of supervision, treatment, or rehabilitation

(See O.C.G.A. 15-11-2)."

If you believe your son or daughter fits the definition of an "unruly child," you can get  assistance by filing a complaint with your local Department of Juvevenile Justice. For example, each Georgia county has its own juvenile court. You can contact your local court or police department for specific information about the steps you need to take to file an official complaint.