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Is a Boot Camp or a Military School Right for Your Teen?

Are you considering a military boarding school or teen boot camp for your problem child? Is your teen doing drugs, listening to bad music, failing in school, defiant, angry, and engaging in other destructive behaviors? Usually parents of troubled teens in need of help think first of military-style programs such as a boot camp for teens. Yelling, getting angry and physically punishing teens could be an appealing punishment to parents who want to teach their teen a lesson. This is NOT the answer to getting your teen the help they need. Six to eight weeks of being in a boot camp for kids and getting yelled at usually does more harm then good. Behind all of the concerns, frustrations, and anger, parents ultimately want their teen to be in a program that will help them to change and grow out of old habits.

Breaking Habits Takes Time and Hard Work

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Breaking old habits takes a tremendous amount of time and often plenty of therapy. Typically, a juvenile boot camp lasts around six weeks in duration, making it very difficult for a teen to leave with a lasting change. Struggling teens often need therapy and more time to give them the direction they need to solve old problems and fortify their lives so as to not repeat their old problems when they finally transition back into the home. According to statistics most teens and adolescents take years to fully get out of old habits and into new ones. While change certainly takes time, the bulk of the major work for most teens can usually be done in about 12 month's time, still much more time than teen boot camps offer.

Troubled Teen Solutions

Therapeutic specialty boarding schools for troubled teens are a very effective treatment option for getting your teen the help they need to have a lasting change. They are usually more effective then military boarding schools or boot camps in bringing about long-term success for your troubled teen.

Turning Winds Academic Institute is a highly effective therapeutic boarding school that offers a long-term program for troubled teens dealing with depression, defiance, anger, drug/alcohol use, failing in school, obesity, and low self-esteem. We are very successful with the teens we work with both behaviorally and academically. For more information contact Turning Winds Academic Institute by visiting us on the web www.turningwinds.com or contact us for immediate help. Also, an admissions counselor is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-845-1380. Call now for help.