http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/tags/residential-program supporting families with troubled teen issues en-US Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:47:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/search.php http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/topic/at-wits-end-and-need-refs-for-wildnerness-or-boarding-schools#post-77 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:41:09 +0000 mrod 77@http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/ <p>I am writing to get help with my 16 yr old daughter because her mother and I have observed en escalation in her negative behavior. She resists basic family rules and expectations. She has had a drop in school grades and is verbally abusive. She associates with a negative peer group and has lost interest in former productive activities, such as hobbies and sports. It is difficult to get our daughter to do simple household chores or homework without a major fight and she has displayed violent behavior. She has been manipulative and deceitful as well as seems to lack motivation. We have noted that she has taken things (including money) from brother and us without asking. She seems to lack self-esteem and has had problems with authority. It seems that no matter what rules and consequences are established, she defies them often leaving us to feel powerless. We have had her in counseling over the past several yrs and twice a week counseling over the past several months but the situation is getting worse. She has begun experimenting with drugs and/or alcohol and we are concerned that she may be sexually promiscuous. </p> <p>We are concerned about her safety and about the negative impact of her behavior on her younger brother and sister. We want to find out about our options including wilderness schools and boarding schools for teens with these problems. </p> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/topic/gateway-academy#post-32 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:42:35 +0000 jbarefield74 32@http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/ <p>That 's not a good academy. They should have realized that the purpose for their existence is to help troubled teenagers. They are there to help people regarding behavioral conditions and yet they did that to you. You are right. They should at least refund some of your expenses since they said that they would accept your child. They should also sympathize. If you can go back there, talk to them again. If they still won't and you can't control it anymore, I guess you have to move on. Forget about them and concentrate on your child's feelings. Send him to another school. </p>