| ing schools are independent, college preparatory | | | | camp type school is really what they need. A boarding |
| schools that provide housing facilities for students and | | | | school for a troubled teen will need to be highly |
| faculty. Boarding schools are sometimes referred to | | | | structured and closely supervised. There are many |
| as "intentional communities" because the faculty and | | | | advantages of sending your child to a boarding school |
| staff at boarding schools work very hard to create an | | | | for a troubled teen. |
| environment for students that is safe, academically | | | | The first advantage to sending your teen to a troubled |
| challenging, active, and fun. | | | | teen boarding school is the 24 hour supervision that he |
| Boarding schools are well known for their academic | | | | or she will receive. Most parents will eventually be |
| excellence in helping troubled teens. With small class | | | | worn down when they try to monitor their troubled |
| sizes, diverse curricula, and individual attention from | | | | teen's behavior. |
| teachers and advisor's, the boarding school experience | | | | Usually the parents work all day to provide for their |
| gives students many distinct advantages. Boarding | | | | family. While the parents are away at work the teen is |
| school students acquire the abilities that help ensure | | | | usually home sleeping until late in the day. When the |
| success in college and in life. | | | | parents are ready to go to bed the problem teen is |
| During the academic year, boarding schools become | | | | now fully rested and ready for a night of partying. This |
| extended families where teachers and students live | | | | will typically interrupt either or both of the parents sleep |
| and learn together. The 24-hour community of a | | | | time. Over a period of time this begins to affect their |
| boarding school environment allows the faculty to | | | | performance at work. Parents dealing with a troubled |
| seize every teachable moment whether in the | | | | teen for several years will in some cases lose their |
| classroom, on the playing field, or in the dormitory. | | | | job. This is a result of trying to keep their child out of |
| While boarding schools differ among these broad | | | | trouble, the principles office and the juvenile system. |
| types, they also differ in their philosophy and mission. | | | | The second advantage to a parent with a child in a |
| Because no two boarding schools are alike, matching | | | | boarding school for troubled teens is that the parents |
| a student with an appropriate boarding school is a big | | | | have the ability to focus on their work and re-group as |
| step toward ensuring future success. Teen Options | | | | a family. This allows them to be better equipped to |
| can help guide you through this difficult process. | | | | deal with the difficulties of a troubled teen when the |
| There are many schools today that are labeled, | | | | child returns home. |
| "boarding schools for troubled teens." They all have a | | | | The third advantage to a boarding school for troubled |
| little different twist on helping a teen that may be | | | | teens comes because the teen is usually placed far |
| defiant, skipping school, or just failing in school due to a | | | | enough away from home that they are out of their |
| lack of effort or concern. Some are long term | | | | comfort zone. In many cases they are far away from |
| programs and some just 2 week programs. The | | | | home enough that the customs, people and daily |
| shorter programs do not usually have an academic | | | | schedule are different. |
| component to them. Some of these are punitive in | | | | The fourth advantage of a boarding school for |
| nature and punish the child for not making an | | | | troubled teens is that the child is away from their |
| appropriate choice and some are very lenient. There | | | | peers who are usually more of a negative influence |
| are many in the middle with enough structure and | | | | than a positive one. Some parents have tried to place |
| discipline to accomplish the goal of getting the teen | | | | their child in a special day school close to home. In a |
| back on the right track. | | | | day school the student is placed in a highly structured |
| In order for a boarding school to be helpful for a | | | | school during the day and then return home at night. |
| troubled teen proper care must be taken to find the | | | | The drawback to this is that they get with their |
| appropriate type of boarding school. Some parents | | | | negative friends at night and much of the progress of |
| have tried to send their child to a traditional boarding | | | | the day is undone. That is why we suggest a boarding |
| school when a specialty boarding school or a boot | | | | school. |