Children often test the limits and boundaries set by their parents and other authority figures. Among adolescents some rebelliousness and experimentation is common. However a few children consistently participate in problematic behaviors that negatively affect their family academic social and personal functioning. These children present great concern to parents and the community at large.

Delinquency a legal term for criminal behavior carried out by a juvenile is often the result of escalating problematic behavior. Definitions of delinquency vary among different groups. To alleviate confusion we describe four perspectives on delinquency:

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National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network. Christian Families Homeschooling Special Needs Children. Is Your Child Truant? By Debby Mills, San Diego, CA. Author of IEP Planner ... are homeschooling their ... IEP specific to their homebased program. As the result of discriminatory treatment, many home schoolers have come to believe that they have less parental rights ...

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