Should you really send your "struggling teen" to a boot camp or a boarding school?
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.
Below, you can find our list of schools for troubled teens or 'boot camps' for troubled teens.
You can also find finding a military school or boarding school for your troubled teen, by consulting our private school search.
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 potential solutions?
"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 even provides a list of casualties of the troubled teen industry in the US.
Troubled teens in Canada
Here in Canada, there is more regulation and closer scrutiny of schools and camps that might deal with these troubled teens. Government regulations cover numerous accountabilities, requirements and restrictions when it comes to any long-term secured settings.
Beyond this, though, 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 teen problems related to 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 you as parents.
The following private schools specialize in programs to help troubled teens.
