It can be a lonely, frustrating world for parents seeking solutions for their difficult teen. By the time parents begin researching residential treatment options for troubled teens, generally it is because they have exhausted typical resources such as restriction of privileges, school counselors, advice from clergy, help from family, bargaining and bribing, family counselors or therapists, and have been unsuccessful in turning things around.

They keep hoping they have found a fix, and sometimes things do seem to get better for a short while, only to have things begin to unravel again, and usually worse than they were before. It is a frustrating and emotionally draining experience.

Parents can end up feeling overwhelmed, isolated and like failures. Not exactly what they pictured when parental life began anew.

The good news for those parents is that there are many top rated boarding schools available that will provide reliable solutions for their teen and family. Read the rest of this entry »