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In short, yes they are. But there are misconceptions about boot camps. One misconception is that they are brutal places intent on handing out harsh discipline. In many cases this could not be further from the truth. Boot camps with the right type of program are helpful venues for unhappy young people. The right experience in a boot camp can change a troubled teen into a confident and self-disciplined teen.

Parents with a troubled teen are often at the end of their tether....

Times have changed in many ways for teenage girls today. They are mobile, have access to modern communications and often receive money or can work to give them some independence. But society has changed too. Many teenage girls find themselves in trouble with their parents, their teachers and even with the law. Parents of a troubled teenage daughter often wonder how they can help their child. One such way is to use a boot camp.

The pressures of society today can have a bad...

Here are some of the benefits which accrue from sending your teen to a boot camp.

- The parents benefit with a break from their troubled child
- The teen gains self-respect
- Learns how to make wise choices
- Takes responsibility for him or herself
- Understands how their behavior affects others
- Builds trust and friendship with counselors and therapists
- Learns to face up to their mistakes
- Learns about the feelings of others
-...

There is no doubt a boot camp for your troubled teen can help. And that help comes in at least two major ways. First, you the parent get a break from the fighting and hassle of living with a troubled teen. Second, your teen gets a serious makeover, so much so that their life can be turned around. Yes, it's as important and as dramatic as that. Don't think small when your teen goes off to camp. Think success for life.

One of the major complaints made by the parents of teens...

There is no "one size fits all" answer to this question. And arguably the best person to answer the question is the parent of the troubled teen. Many parents remember their child when young and are bewildered that several years later their happy go lucky kid is now a troubled teen.

But what does troubled mean? And how troubled does a troubled teen have to be before you consider sending them to a boot camp? Again the answer depends on the individual. But you can be...

Teen eating disorders are still on the rise,and it is beconing more difficult to tell whether a child may have an eating disorder, currently in excess of nine million Americans suffer from some sort of eating disorder, bizarrly over ninety percent of those who suffer are female, and of that ninety percent half of the newly diagnosed cases are girls in their teens, the number of males with eating disorders is increasingly, these numbers are difficult to determine exactly, mainly due to...

Teenage development is perhaps the most difficult part for children. Parents find it hard to play their role in this stage of development of their children. Teens want to try many things. They wanted to experiment on things that catched their curious minds. Teens also want to know their identity as a person. They feel guilt, insecure, fear, excitement, and hope as they pass this stage of human development. In that sense, parenting teens is an issue that must be dealt with...

Listen to what one youth chaplain said of the book: "...I was very impressed with it.  I believe that the way you have chosen to present the concepts will be very appealing to young people."

The following are two excerpts from the book:

Kid Adrenaline Rush

Chasing a high

That won't satisfy

Racing after a prop

To keep your actor's hop.

Trying hard to avoid

Facing that deep void.

Cover it up, up,...

Who Am I?

When I ask this Question, I find that even this body is not mine as it is gifted by my parents, a manifestation of genes of my ancestors in a particular order.

My thoughts are borrowed from my predecessors and all that I have experienced in life, the various shades of emotions and a myriad of books, teachers, friends, acquaintances and people that I have met during the course of my life.

My words are just a plagiarism from everywhere.

So What am...