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Is a 15 year old too young to visit her mom who will be in jail for 6 month
The charge is a check fraud charge and it is a six month sentence. My daughter she seems to be handling it fine. I told her right away about it and she reacted pretty calmly. I told her mom did the wrong thing and is rightfully serving her punishment. They have a good relationship. The main problem I have is she will see her mom in a jail jumpsuit and see guards and other inmates that could be intimidating. Is that ok for a 15 year old to see? Actually my daughter does not seem scared but instead seems excited and enthusiastic to visit. This is strange to me. Do you find this normal? My daughter seems to find the idea of her mom having to wearing a uniform, sharing a room funny. I wonder why she would think it is funny. My wife says bring her if she would like to and my daughter says she would like to but I don’t know if it is a good idea. She hasn’t gone yet so we can still discuss it together
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I have seen this question before, maybe a year ago. Hopefully that isn't you with a repeat offense of Mom. If the jail has no age limit, then it is up to you to decide whether to take her or not. At the teen years, kids live for instant gratification, so they have trouble with understanding consequences to anything they or someone else does. That is why so many teens get into trouble so easily. Mom in jail is only but one thing that could pull her astray. You can't protect her from all the other things she might think fun to try or funny, but a parent can patiently explain this to a teen. Their brain isn't quite fully developed yet so they can't help doing stupid stuff some times that can really hurt them or kill them. But you can have a real good talk with her, explaining how the brain in teens isn't quite as developed as the adult brain, close but not quite there yet. Therefore she has to trust the consul of trusted older adults, such as her parents. Maybe also explain how far a prison sentence could affect her future if she were to try something against the law. It could affect getting into college or getting hired at all for a job. Seeing Mom in combo with an in depth talk about the situation and how it could hurt her if she copied it, is probably as good a learning opportunity as she could get.
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