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3 Tips For Choosing The Right Boarding School For Your Teenager Who Has Been Getting Into Trouble

9 May 2016 by Laurie Ramirez

If you have done your best to teach your teenaged son or daughter right from wrong and he or she has still been getting into trouble at school, home or during leisure time, it may be necessary to remove them from the situation that is contributing to their problematic behavior. It is important to note that while it is possible to choose a boarding school with strict rules that are reinforced consistently, they are not all the same. Therefore, it will be helpful to consider the following advice as you investigate the different boarding schools your child may attend.

#1-Determine What The Reason(s) Are For The Trouble He Or She Has Been Getting Into

It will first be necessary to verify that your son or daughter is not dealing with a mental illness, drug dependency, alcohol addiction or other issue that is contributing to the problem. When those possibilities have been eliminated, you can proceed with choosing an educational facility that will provide around-the-clock care for the foreseeable future. If there is an underlying issue, it is often recommended to address that problem before allowing your child to relocate to a boarding school.

#2-Make Sure That Any School You Choose Can Meet All Of Your Child's Needs

Even if your teenager is not suffering from a mental illness, including depression or anxiety, it will often be helpful to choose a learning institution that offers counseling. Although you may be lucky in that your son or daughter recognizes the importance of relocating to a school that provides 24-hour care, leaving home, friends and their school behind is often very stressful. Therefore, you will want to make sure that there are an appropriate number of counselors on staff to help students deal with the emotional challenges associated with leaving home at an early age.

#3-Be Sure That The School You Choose Uses Teaching And Discipline Methods That You Approve Of

Although it is seems logical to expect most boarding schools to employ strict rules with little room for deviation, you will still need to be sure that the facility rules are fair to the students and consistent with your own beliefs. For instance, some boarding schools may still practice corporal punishment, although it has become less common for public schools in the United States to do so in recent years. In addition, you will also find it helpful to consider what happens if your son or daughter finds their academic program tough and falls behind. In that instance, it will be useful to know in advance if tutoring is an option or if academic failure will automatically result in the removal of privileges or other punishments.

In conclusion, the decision to allow your troubled teen to leave home and reside at an educational facility with strict rules can be a very challenging one. As a result, it will be helpful to consider the above information to help you choose from boarding schools for your teenager that will allow him or her to get back on track, both academically and personally. 

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