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Anonymous:
OK, so Dundee was an agent of the parents - doesn?t that just mean that the parents are Intitled to the Truth about Circumstances and Conditions at Dundee?
I would think so. . .
I am certain they were not.
Anonymous:
It used to be legal for parents to kill their children, or put them to work in mines and sweatshops. It used to be legal for parents to break their children't bones, or starve them, or beat them and leave huge welts.
In Atlanta, the House of Prayer found out that times have changed and community standards of what constitutes abuse and neglect really do matter.
It's pretty clear to me that if the rest of us in the community want to exercise oversight to ensure minimal community standards of safe and humane childcare are met, we're going to have to intervene through Congress and our state legislatures first, and then through our state agencies and state and federal courts.
So be it.
The more the Atlanta House of Prayer parents screamed that it was okay and necessary to beat kids with sticks and belts, the more the community came to realize those folks needed to be reigned in by force of law and the courts.
The more the Program parents scream that it's okay and necessary to punish kids for looking out a window and restrict their mail and limit their food and throw them in restraints, the easier it gets for me to persuade friends, family and other community members that you folks need to be reigned in by force of law and the courts.
I'd like to take a moment to thank all you Program parents for assisting us in the ongoing effort to build momentum to regulate your sorry asses and protect children from your excesses.
Anonymous:
Every state in our union has child abuse laws to protect children from abuse- if parents always make the best decisions for their children we'd have less need for these laws. I would guess the majority of abuse is handed out by parents as decisions are easily made in anger, retaliation and a show of power.
Parents that are prepared to follow a program directed parents "exit plan" from their child and basically disown their children unless they complete the chosen program may not be the best advocates for their kids. It would seem that they have a somewhat short sited view and are not concerned about long term relationships unless of course the child gets with the program.
I am not convinced that many have tried every avenue of help but have found promises in the warranty on children and lower costs with the hope of financial help through the financial rewards of referring other families.
What looks like a take all referrals without professional evaluation is also concerning. You could be on your way to Harvard on a scholarship but if your parents were convinced you needed this treatment- it seems you could be kidnapped in the middle of the night and the program may hold you for years.
That stinks.
I agree with others that some of these parents will pay the ultimate price - never knowing their adult children and in some cases how can you blame the children, some may wish for a warranty on their parents.
don't have all the answers but believe we can do better for children and families. This industry is out of control.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2004-02-17 08:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
"It used to be legal for parents to kill their children, or put them to work in mines and sweatshops. It used to be legal for parents to break their children't bones, or starve them, or beat them and leave huge welts.
In Atlanta, the House of Prayer found out that times have changed and community standards of what constitutes abuse and neglect really do matter.
It's pretty clear to me that if the rest of us in the community want to exercise oversight to ensure minimal community standards of safe and humane childcare are met, we're going to have to intervene through Congress and our state legislatures first, and then through our state agencies and state and federal courts.
So be it.
The more the Atlanta House of Prayer parents screamed that it was okay and necessary to beat kids with sticks and belts, the more the community came to realize those folks needed to be reigned in by force of law and the courts.
The more the Program parents scream that it's okay and necessary to punish kids for looking out a window and restrict their mail and limit their food and throw them in restraints, the easier it gets for me to persuade friends, family and other community members that you folks need to be reigned in by force of law and the courts.
I'd like to take a moment to thank all you Program parents for assisting us in the ongoing effort to build momentum to regulate your sorry asses and protect children from your excesses.
"
--- End quote ---
Well said Anon! Parents who sanction the abuse of their own children are beneath contempt. They are not parents. They are defective human beings with no conscience and unworthy of any reward other than a one-way ticket to Hell.
:flame:
Anonymous:
Anon,
Not so fast! I too at one time beleived the program was a gift to my child.I really did believe that. I use to say "my child is one of the lucky ones." I belived he was receiving quality care.That he was recieving emotional growth, leadership skills, a quality education.
It was all a lie. He was dodging verbal and emotional, physical mistreatment. Striving to stay under the radar of the "alledge" sexual predators.
If only what they sold us, was even close to the reality. Wakeup they lie.
The GIFT is no gift . It's a sham for money. Rackeetering of children for MONEY.
If the Program is such a gift where are the kids singing their praises .All I have ever heard are the complaints. The complaints made my blood run cold.
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