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Boot Camp - Tough Love for Bullys

If you are at your wits end with your out of control child, you might consider boot camp. There are both pros and cons to boot camp, and those need to be addressed. For the most part the rigorous schedule, physical conditioning, and discipline that boot camp provides for children who have been bullied or are bully s themselves is a good thing. No one is perfect and we can't expect our children to be what we ourselves are not.

Boot Camp for Out of Control Kids - Do They Help?

Most of the children who attend boot camps are those who have gotten into trouble with the law. They probably have been convicted of a crime and been sent to a boot camp by the judge as a deterrent from committing more crimes. Boot camps are used as a way to keep children from going into the adult cycle of jails and prisons.

At first boot camps were looked on as the solution that would prevent children from further criminal or bad behaviors. In some cases it has worked, but in many cases it has not. The reasons are varied, in some cases the children actually resent the rigid structure that the camps present. Most camps devote a half of the day to education about drugs and alcohol and the consequences. There is more in depth counseling for difficult cases provided also.

The fact that boot camp focuses more on rehabilitation than on punishment is a big plus. The reality of life in prison really can sink in for some kids and maybe the just the solution for them. There is a down side to boot camps, and that is that some of the very people who are there as teachers are bullies themselves. It is important that a keen eye be kept on those who are in the boot camp chain of authority for this very reason. There have been several cases where boot camp personal have caused the death or serious injury by pushing children too hard or beyond what they are able to do.

Boot Camp for out of control kids

Many children are sent to boot camp by the criminal court system after they have gotten into trouble with the law. In those cases the parents have little choice in the matter and can only pray and hope that a good boot camp will provide the intervention that the child needs on his path to a life of crime. The court, and community should be held responsible for sending any child into a dangerous situation. There have been problems in boot camps with child molesters and bullies who cause more problems than they solve in a child's life. These, thank goodness, are rare and in most cases the children do benefit from a structured lifestyle that they have not been exposed to in their home environment.

Boot camps unlike jails and prisons focus more on rehabilitation that punishment. While some children may actually resent boot camp because of the way its run, others might turn their lives around completely from being exposed to the rigid structure of boot camp. Education about drugs, alcohol and the realities of prison life make up half of the days spent in boot camp. This in itself might be what a particular child needs to start a new way of thinking. Boot camp should be followed up with further counseling in the more difficult cases.

Boot camp is only a step in the right direction and needs to be followed up with more counseling or involvement in community programs or educational vocational programs.

Sending you child off to a unfamiliar environment is scary but the alternate is just as scary. Doing nothing and letting the cards fall where they will for a out of control child is not a good choice. While teaching a disciplined way to live boot camp also provides the basic needs of life. The rigorous schedule might not work for some children, but its worth the risk to find out if it will for yours. It is also important that you maintain communication with your child while they are in boot camp, and encourage them to speak about any difficulties they may have there. Exposing any deviants in the boot camp system will not only benefit your child but others as well.

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