Well, you can find many places for troubled teenagers. But, before selecting place to send your child.. please consult with educational consultants. Educational consultants have full knowledge about different schools and camps. They can find place for you within your budget.
Think best place for troubled teens is Christian boarding schools. Christian schools help troubled teenagers with the help of Bible. I really liked the concept. Some of the Christian schools are also giving special training to troubled teenagers. They also provide group games, music for entertainment, outdoor trip to find new skills.
My child was in bad company, so I decided to send him to boot camps. There, he learned new skills. His confidence is really high after boot camp training. These places are called Boot Camps for Troubled Teenagers. Boot camps are really helping teenagers because of many reasons. TTG has given some good information on boot camps in USA. I like it…
Find any place for your troubled teenagers. But, make sure it suits him. Sometimes, parents select wrong place for their teens. Good advice is to hire educational consultants. Or you can also find good schools on internet as well. TTG is an example.
To test which place is good for your struggling teen, you must send your child to some short-term program. This will help you to analyze his / her growth. Based on your analyses you must select long term program for your teen.
I really liked the idea of summer programs. I guess this is the best place for struggling teenagers. These are mostly short-term programs of 10 to 40 days. Parents can enroll their teens to these summer programs to test and check child's response. If child is improving and gaining confidence then parents can even think of long term programs like Christian boarding schools or residential treatment centers.