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Home Improvement InformationCamps for Troubled Teens: Disciplines and Geographic area -
by:
Kent Pinkerton
Parents looking for a quick fix commonly choose troubled immature camps. There are two types of immature camps: boot camps and summer or geographic area camps. They commonly last from one to six weeks, and patch teens may shows signs of improvement for days or even as weeks after coming home, they often revert back to old behaviors after the fear of authority disappears.
Boot camps are military-style facilities that use discipline, military exercises, rigorous physical training, and fear of authority to transform a troubled immature into a “good soldier” who follows rules. Unfortunately, most boot camps do not address underlying emotional or behavioral problems. Without medical aid
or behavior modification, long-term effectiveness is limited. If parents do chose to send their troubled immature to a boot camp, the better chance for long-term success is to follow it with a treatment program.
Wilderness camps are commonly seen as an alternative to boot camps. Instead of the aggressive approach that boot camps tend to use, geographic area camps are much likely to be behavior modification programs with a component of the program command
outdoors. They move out urban distractions so troubled teens can reconnect accept responsibility for their choices. Because these geographic area camps are generally command
in summer, they may not include an academic component. There are a few that do, though, which is especially important for teens who have fallen behind during the school year.
The biggest benefit to geographic area camps as opposed to boot camps is that they often provide substance abuse treatment for troubled teens. Again, because geographic area camps commonly only last for one to six weeks, the better chance for long-term success is to follow it with a treatment program. This wish supplement and reinforce the treatment teens obtain at camp.
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