What did you expect when you put your child in the care of strangers?
I mean that sincerely.
If I had $5000-7000 per month in disposable income
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... =20#167190 and had a distressed teen, I?d quit my job and see to it that my kid was exposed to every resource available in our community, until s/he found his/her passion. There are so many resources. Art, music, martial arts, mechanics, dance, farming, electronics,..... Why stick them in a warehouse where the options are very limited and they are learning nothing about the ?real? world?
If it?s locked windows/doors and 24/7 surveillance, you really could provide that at home. For way less than $7000/mo you could hire a full time ?buddy? to escort your child every waking moment, even during school hours if need be. What is the draw to warehouse your kid? What did you expect to get from total strangers who have no real vested interest in your child? This really baffles me. I am not being facetious, my curiosity is genuine.
Lack of passion/ pleasure is the number one reason for ?depression?, ie hopelessness. And the #1 reason for acting out in teens, based on my discussions with many teens who feel they are disrespected and invisible in our culture. Will it benefit them to be punished for not having found their passion? In additon to those who feel hopeless, there are square pegs that will never fit into round holes, no matter how much you push/shove/sand/carve away at their foundation.
But I digress, the question is: What did you expect and how did you expect total strangers to accomplish what, you, the parent, couldn't?
