So yesterday afternoon I'm happily sitting at work & I get a call from my OH to say SS10 has run off. BM caught him taking money from her purse so grounded him for a week, then she popped round the corner to get something from the shop, and when she came back him & his bike had gone.

Cue, leaving work early to help in the hunt - local park, where some of the kids had seen him & he'd said he was going to Toys R Us. She'd called the local police station so they could be on the look out for him, but thankfully he'd met a friend who convinced him to go back to their house. The friend's mum called the police who came and 'had a word' before dropping him home.

He's extremely chagrined at the moment, and his grounding has been extended, with the bike locked up completely!

However, we're taking him to see his grandparents this weekend, and we're not sure what to do in terms of the punishment whilst we're away. Running off is so serious that we don't want to ignore it & pretend it didn't happen, but on the other hand he sees his grandparents only every couple of months, they often plan little treats & outings, and we don't want him in a sulk all weekend.

What do you reckon? Do we stick to the terms of the grounding whilst we're away, forget about it completely or try and find some middle ground (and if so, where?)