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Are you familiar with the terms
juvenile boot camp, add, adhd, private schools, military school, boarding
schools, troubled teen, behavior modification, at risk youth, attention deficit
disorder, residential treatment school, or wilderness camp. These Teen stories
may help you appreciated the effectiveness of these programs. |
Teen Success Stories
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problem really began in her pre-teen years, the challenging of authority and
failure to account for personal behavior. We were told that she would
probably grow out of it eventually and just to sit tight and maintain strict
standards. But after four years of a strict boarding
school the problem grew worse. Our daughter was faced with expulsion from
her school for her practices of undermining the school authorities, her
teachers and her peers. While she was home on break, public scenes became
routine as did calls for help to the police department. This problem was
too big for us as our daughter had somewhere along the way lost respect for her
parents and her teachers.
Our daughter is currently in the Program and has undergone
considerably change. . . especially in the way she relates to her peers and
authority figures. Each student in the Program is asked to follow the
instructions given to them, make their beds and participate in the activities
and school work assigned to them. They are rewarded favorably for
complying and lose points if the tasks are not performed. But beyond
compliance is the encouragement for acting out positively toward their peers,
simply for the sake of doing a nice thing for someone. She now writes
“I’m just beginning to realize how much love my parents have given me and how
much I’ve taken for granted”.
What we can say today is that the
Program has given her a controlled but loving and supportive environment that
allows her to focus on herself, her behavior and the results of her
behavior. The Program is also allowing us to get on with our lives and to
heal together as a whole family. We look forward to the day our daughter
graduates and comes home again to start a new life of love and respect for one
another.
Parents of a Student
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Before I came to the Program I was into substance
abuse, running away and being defiant. I was not happy, and if I would
have stayed that way for a while longer I know I would have ended my existence.
I have a new respect for what I have now. I
will treat my mom with respect now, not like trash, as I once did. Yes,
there are times when things will go wrong or when we do not agree, but there is
never going to be a ‘perfect’ family. This experience has helped prepare
me for appreciating my family at home. This place has made me a much
stronger person, and I am grateful for that.
For all the parents out there
that care enough about their kids to give then a new life and chance. . . Thank
You!
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Graduate
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 My
daughter is a graduate of the Program, and it saved her life. Sending my
daughter to the Program was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my
life. The consequences of NOT sending her were too terrible to even
think about. After much research I chose this program because they would
treat my daughter with a great deal of love and respect. It was highly
structured; her choices created her results. In order for her to ‘move up
the levels’ she had to prove herself to the staff and to her peers. It
turned out that is was much more difficult to fool her peers than to fool the
staff. They also have parent seminars. This isn’t a program to
‘fix’ your child. This is a program that heals the whole family,
including yourself. The Program deals with personal change, internalized
change. This is a program that encourages change through the love and
support of peers and staff alike but does not happen overnight. The
patterns and habits of bad choices did not happen overnight either.
My daughter graduated over 2
years ago and is doing great. Our family operates much differently now
than it had before. We treat each other with respect and we are more
honest and accountable. We’ve learned to communicate with each other and
the responsibilities of communication.
This is a crazy time we’re living
in. If it is going to change, it will change one child and one family at
a time. This program has not only saved my daughter’s life, but has saved
my life also. It has saved my marriage and my family. The
Program has help turned our greatest adversity into one of our greatest
blessings.
- Mother of a
Program Graduate
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