Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Brat Camp
Typical Day at Sagewalk
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-08-08 10:03:00, Anonymous wrote:
"As the step-parent of one of these type of chldren you have no clue the pain, anguish and heartbreak it takes to make a decision like these parents did.
I have watched my husband go to hell and back several times attempting to keep our son in the home, believing as all parents do, that we could help him... we were so wrong. When we finally gave in and sent him to a wilderness type program it was the most horrible decision to have to make. But the bottom line is that our son needed help we were not equiped to provide and despite years of appealing to almost every agency in Florida for help, no was available until my husband gave up custody to DCF. For all those undereducated folks, most treatment programs are not covered by insurance and run upwards of $500 dollars a day. Our son had become a danger to himself and our other children.
To all of those that cannot understand how a parent can "give up" a child like that and think it is the easy way out, should speak with my husband for even 5 minutes. You will find heartbreak, utter despair and a feeling of total failure. So until you have walked a mile in the shoes of one of these parents/caregivers please do not share your completly uneducated opinion, I pray that none of you ever face the kind of decisions that we have had to.
I wish that I had known about Sagewalk, please also know that the majority of these type of kids are master manipulators and it sounds as if you all have fallen for the acting/antics."
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::boohoo::
You don't honestly think people buy this poor, pitiful parent routine do you>
:smokin:
Deborah:
Talk about manipulation....
Struggling Step Parent,
What exactly did the DCF/program do for your step-son that your hubby couldn't/wouldn't do at home?
Which program did DCF send him to?
Anonymous:
HAve you raised one of these children successfully ? Have you watched your other children, teachers, nieghbors and innocent bystanders be abused ?
Given your response you are definetly one of the uneducated bunch out there...
These parents and children need to our prayers and understanding, not the insults of anybody who has not been in these circumstances ...
Anonymous:
We tried Eckerd Youth ALternative, Crossroads, Circles of Care, University Behavioral Center the list goes on.
You can only do so much at home, however when that child is physically acting out towards all around him, including a 300 pound sherrif, your options become limited.
Anonymous:
RATINGS are falling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some parents figuring out it was a mistake to let their kids participate (e.g. Jada Chabot).
The whole wilderness therapy industry just took a major negative hit with Brat Camp.
Congratulations SAGE WALK AND ABC!!!
Your collaborative exploitation of children and families royally backfired.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Now, how about a show with troubled parents playing tug-of-war with their teens?
That's gotta be a winner.
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