Troubled Teen Problem

There are increasing reports of younger and younger children committing more and more crimes. Recently in the news an eight year old boy reportedly shot his father and another adult male in the house. It seems that stories like this are becoming more frequent and more horrific. Some people say that it is because the youth of today are becoming desensitized, are able to click off reality and switch into computer game mode. Some people attribute the increase in troubled teen problems to a lack of supervision at home. In most households both parents work. With no parental supervision after school and sometimes late into the night, a teen can make poor choices and engage in negative behaviors that will probably go unchecked.

Troubled Teen Options

There are several things parents of a troubled teen can do. The first least evasive is to try some home remedies. There is a program that seems to be effective for younger children, it is a scared straight program designed to motivate younger children into doing what’s right. It is found at http://www.bootcampvideo.com/ The next step is usually some type of counseling or therapy. The problem with therapy or psychology is that it is not effective without a willing participant. The troubled teen refuses to believe they have a problem, and chooses to blame everything on someone else.

For a teen that refuses these two types of help, the option of troubled teen boarding school seems to be a logical answer. This is a serious choice and should be entered with much caution and a lot of research. Before any parents sends their teen to someone else to take care of, they should be confident that their child will be safe. Philosophies of schools for troubled teen’s ranges from highly disciplined and structured to loosely monitored. It is always recommended that a parent visit the sight they are considering placing their child at. The parents should meet with and be comfortable with the staff that will be working with their child. They should understand the programs philosophy and the type of discipline they use. These types of things are impossible to asses over the phone or on the Internet. If a parent actually meets those at the school and sees where their child will be sleeping, eating, and studying, they will be more at ease with the decision they have made. It also cuts down on the manipulation the child will inevitably try to use on parents to get removed from the program.