| Author |
Message |
janejana
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:43 pm: | 
|
I am in fear of my troubled teen with no alternatives but medication and bootcamps. If anyone has been through the same and has anything to recommend or share please do so. |
fireman
Member
Post Number: 131
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:55 pm: |
|
eliminate all computer games, limit television, and get him out of doors on a canoe or hiking trip. it is a tough question you pose. "Troubled Teen" is a relative term, depends on who you ask when defining "troubled".
I work in downtown Toronto and come across hundreds of teens, a lot of them on the street, a lot of them doing serious drugs and it is hard to get access to how they really think.
The violence and passive interaction of modern technology, meaning social media and the truly sick computer games that parents allow their children to play are all working against you and your kid.
I spend a lot of time taking teenagers canoeing and hiking and they are at their best when engaged, physically challenged and, most of all, tired at the end of the day from exercise.
Good Luck |
atashashane
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2010
| | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 2:15 am: |
|
I considered sending my child to a boot camp or into <a href=http://www.teenwildernessprograms.org>wilderness program</a> for troubled teens, not out of choice, but because other options have failed and I see no other resolution.
(Message edited by atashashane on October 29, 2010)
(Message edited by atashashane on October 29, 2010) |
kim
Member
Post Number: 302
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 31, 2010 - 7:11 pm: |
|
janejana
I have no definitive answers but I understand your pain.
Look after yourself...first.
Seek professional help if it is available for you and your child.
You have to understand that your teen child cannot be forced into anything.
They have full rights as an adult at the age of 12.
Best of luck to you ...both.
Stay strong. |
willajames
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2011
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 12:06 am: |
|
Parenting teens is more difficult today than it's ever been.As difficult as it may be, if parents can avoid harsh or judgmental reactions when their teen confesses to whatever problem they may have encountered or an activity they may have tried, this keeps the lines of communication open. Always encourage your teens to be as open as possible and come to you first with any type of problem they may have. If they perceive you as a confidante and sounding board, they are less likely to begin closing off and perceiving you as a part of the problem they may be seeking escape from.
Among the many options for troubled teens there are troubled teen boarding schools, boot camps, military schools,day schools and, of course, there is counseling.
(Message edited by willajames on May 25, 2011) |
willajames
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 1:43 am: |
|
Usually, boot camp programs for teens are an ineffective option compared to a therapeutic boarding schools. The latter offer the one-on-one attention that struggling teens need. In most cases, teen boot camp or military school or boot camp is not the answer. I have learned that the best boarding schools for troubled teens are therapeutic boarding schools. |
|
Temagami general