^ That is kinda sad. I mean, I never understood that kind of raising. The best way to raise a child is with a belt, that's how I was raised, and that's how I'm going to raise my kid if/when I have one (assuming it's a boy, but a girl with discipline no doubt). You teach your child respect through physical discipline, and teach him to be a man, and in the end they will respect you. Why not tell the dad to administer some physical discipline, or is he not alive? My advice would be discipline, discipline, discipline, and if she can't do that, send him to a private military school, is there and kind of school like that in this country that takes in teenagers? I'm not a parent, but I can tell you from experience, subject a child to real kind of discipline and he'll become a man before your eyes. I'd look into that military academy thing, but I think maybe you and your friend would find that a bit too harsh. Just trying to help.