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Why the Need for Regulation?

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Anonymous:
I think a lot of people have the attitude, "well, we have to do something with these kids.  We (the US and yes I'm generalizing) seem to view adolescence as a disorder to be treated.  Behaviors that most, and I mean the VAST MAJORITY of kids get placed into "treatment" for don't need it.  Until we stop viewing teenagers and their rebellion as something that needs to be stepped on and controlled nothing will ever change.

And no, no one seems to take any of it seriously.  Case in point:

http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=15922&start=30

Oz girl:
your'e right guest. of course society needs to stop treating adolescence as a mental illness. I also genuinely feel for the parents of kids who are taking the whole teen rebellion thing a bit too far because they are living in an environment which seems to continually enforce the idea that the kid may end up dead if they dont do something drastic. But by the same token there seems to be little in the way of social support or reasssurance from the wider community. This kind of  pressure must make it hard on everyone.
But the reason why i am in favour of regulation is because these schools dont seem to be a passing fad. Tough love has now been around for over 30 years and this is if you dont count Military schools. So given that they seem to be here to stay in the US it is important that  there is at least a minimum standard of care  and education which is strictly enforced

Anonymous:

--- Quote ---So given that they seem to be here to stay in the US
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That's only because not enough people with enough power got serious about getting rid of them before.

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