| Troubled teen schools sometimes exaggerate their | | | | In each parents mind the word success could vary |
| success rates. The teen help business in general has | | | | from: |
| brought many families back together again. Defiant | | | | 1-Does my teen respect authority and will he respect |
| teens attend these schools and most graduate and | | | | me when he returns home? |
| return home a changed individual. Their behavior has | | | | 2-Does my teen understand that he had it good and |
| also turned around 180 degrees. Others behavior | | | | will soon want to return home? |
| doesn't change much at all, however they may have | | | | 3-Will my teen graduate with a diploma? Is your school |
| received enough credits to graduate. A small | | | | accredited through the state? |
| percentage of out of control teens that go to these | | | | 4-How do you help troubled teens change their |
| boarding schools may not get anything accomplished | | | | behavior and how will it help my child? |
| and return home defiant and unruly. | | | | These are a couple of examples of how to measure |
| Upon viewing the many troubled teen websites on the | | | | success rates offered at these schools. The point is, |
| internet one may come across a claim such as "Our | | | | ask the boarding school questions about how they can |
| boarding schools offer a 97% success rate" or | | | | help your child. Tell them what your idea of success is |
| "Your teen will return home perfect, guaranteed". The | | | | and what you want. Teen Options will help if you are |
| truth is that these websites are extremely biased and | | | | interested in sending your son/daughter to a private |
| tend to use business terms to make parents feel | | | | behavior modification school. They have helped |
| relieved and in good hands. You have to consider | | | | parents from all over the USA and will do their best to |
| multiple things when understanding the phrase | | | | help you. |
| "success rate". | | | | |