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01st Aug 2018

Stacey Solomon on why she once took her ‘rebellious’ son to the police station

Keeley Ryan

Stacey Solomon has told how she once took her eldest son to a police station to try and calm a “rebellious” phase.

The 28-year-old explained on Loose Women today [Wednesday, August 1] how her 10-year-old’s behaviour had left her on the verge of tears – and desperate to find a solution to it all.

She said that she and Zachary had been arguing a lot as the young boy went through a “really, really difficult period” not that long ago.

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And in a last-ditch effort to find a solution, she decided to take him to their local police station.

She said:

“My eldest had a really, really difficult period at one point in his life not too long ago, and I was really struggling to communicate with him.

“We were arguing a lot, and he was being really, really rebellious. It got to the point where it was upsetting.

“He was having a really tough time – and I was having a tough time reacting to the way he was behaving.

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“So I pulled into our local police station and I took him inside.”

She praised the people at the police station for their understanding, as they helped her son find a more positive path.

Stacey recalled how they showed Zachary the set up at the station, including the holding cells – before sitting down to have a lengthy chat with him.

And the former X Factor contestant said that it had a really, really positive impact on her relationship with her son.

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She continued:

“Thank God [I took him in] – because I was at that point when, you know when you’re frustrated with your child that you’re in tears?

“I just didn’t know what to do with him. [The police] were incredible.

“It really changed my life, I know that it was a waste of police time, but it was the best time ever spent.

“It just changed our life and they were incredible.”