Troubled Teens
What to do with your "struggling teen"
If you are experiencing trouble with your teenaged daughter or son you may think that it's a viable solution to send them to military school or boot camp. These are some of the solutions to the problem of "troubled teens" that you will find as you search through various other websites.
Solutions such as wilderness camps or military training can work but they are a radical solution, really. There is a wide spectrum of help available and you need to take a good look at all the options available to you - including family counseling, help with parenting skills and self help books. Have you tried these? We wonder (along with others) if too many parents these days are "running scared".
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"Troubled teens" is now an industry and particularly in the USA it is a privatized industry; as such it is not well-governed. The website for Teen Advocates provides a disturbingly long list of casualties of the troubled teen industry in the US. Here in Canada, there is more regulation and closer scrutiny with numerous accountabilities, requirements and restrictions when it comes to long-term secured settings. Still, the fact remains that parents need to do all they can to reach out to their teens and show them the proper way to deal with teenaged problems such as drugs and sex. Changing schools or sending your child to a private school, boarding school, military school or teen camp should only be part of the solution to your teen's troubles. The rest of the solution should come from parents. |
