Troubled Teenagers - Boot Camps
If you are a parent who continues to struggle with the hardships of raising a troubled child, you may have thought about sending your child to one of the many boot camps for adolescents. It is important for you, as a parent, to understand that there are many other, all around more effective options for you to consider.
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It is important for parents of struggling youth to understand that teens are in need of therapeutic guidance and intervention. This type of specialized treatment is not provided at a boot camp for struggling kids. Boot camps do not utilize a therapeutic staff nor do they provide any sort of therapy whatsoever. Kids that struggle with ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression or any other psychological disorders would not benefit from the "services" of a boot camp.
Boot camps will most likely reinforce the teens scornfulness for authority and possibly destroy the relationships within the family even further. The only way to promote permanent emotional and therapeutic change is to promote change from within. This type of change only occurs when the child trusts authority and respects them, not because they are afraid, but because they truly believe that they are there to help and truly care.