One More Reason to Despise Ashcroft- Refuse to Investigate W

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't a guarantee be that they "guarantee" they will heal your child?

A warranty just means that if they go back to their old behaviors after graduation they can go back w/o paying tuition for a couple of months.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

[Anonymous]

On 2004-01-24 11:16:00, Anonymous wrote:

"The problem with program parents is they are overly enmeshed in their child's emotional growth.  So overly involved, one has to wonder who is the parent and who is the child.  



 :smokin: "

Not all program parents are that involved in their kid's emotional growth.  Just the ones that expected the program to help their child and decided it wasn't fast enough or good enough to suit them and continue to blame someone.  I agree, who is the parent and who is the child?  The child gets what they want one way or the other. The parent becomes a victim once again.  Round and round we go...

[Deborah]

***Not all program parents are that involved in their kid's emotional growth.***

This is so true. Impossible when the teen is hundreds or thousands of miles away.

***The child gets what they want one way or the other. The parent becomes a victim once again. Round and round we go..***

I'm beginning to get the picture.
Parents feelings of being "victimized" by their all-powerful teen are validated and worked.
They are conditioned to believe that being "at cause in the lives"- the solution to this unequal power dynamic with their teen- is resolved by enrolling them in a program. In fact, the "only solution".
I would think that this approach certainly elimates the uncomfortable feelings of being a victim for all parents who subscribe to it.