Time for Boarding School?

This morning I read an article in Dear Abby. The writer was complaining about her 16 year old smoking pot. She was punished and is still a problem, what else is new? She goes on to explain the daughter is a nightmare and is nor changing. She spends time in the principal’s office for bad behavior. She is even worse at home. I guess you get the point. Her question is one that many of us have had to ask, when is enough enough? Is it time to send her to a boarding school for troubled teens? Abby’s answer isn’t perfect but is helpful. She says don’t just send your daughter to a boarding school for troubled teens without first getting psychologist advice. Great idea!

The Trouble with Troubled Teens

What is a parent to do when it comes to dealing with a troubled teen? As if parenting a "normal" teen wasn't hard enough. You, and really only you, are ultimately responsible for doing the best job possible to get them the help they need.  At the same time I found it important to ensure that you stay emotionally attached to your teenager, and work through the difficult years. If you have a troubled teen, you are not alone. Thousands of parents are in the same boat and feel exactly the same way as you do. Not only are you not allow, there is plenty of help out there for you, your family, and your teen. Therapeutic schools, boarding schools, boot camps, counseling, are some of the "solutions" you will encounter; some being better than others. There are plenty of traps along the way to helping a troubled teen. You may feel that the best thing to do is ship them off to a tough love boot camp. Tough love is a billion-dollar industry. Somewhere between ten and one hundred thousand teenagers are currently held in treatment programs based on the belief that adolescents must be broken before they can be fixed. We never tried it but I don"t think it"s the way to go. Therapeutic schools are what I determined as the best way to move forward after exhausting many "at home" courses of action. Therapeutic boarding schools are schools that offer structure, discipline, and therapy to teens that are out of control and are in need of making better decisions. In the early stages of recognition and coping you must admit win a professional is needed. Seeking professional help is not a sign of being a bad parent. Troubled teen professionals are trained to deal with the situation, and can advise on the best path to take with the teenager. The professionals will be able to help you, your family, and your teenager. My best advice is to talk to parents of teen that have gone through a program. Get referrals when you can!

Helping Troubled Teens

I'm going to do my best to try and help.I am a parent of a teen with lots of problems. When we first started noticing failing grades, moody behaviors (far worse than normal),a nd a new strange crwod of friends we dind't think much of it. Then we started thinking it was drugs. Although drugs were an element, they are not the whole story. There were other problems that took a counselor to help us see. They also guided us down what is hopefully the right path to helping our teen.

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