What is a boot camp?

A boot camp is a very strict, highly structured facility where a parent would send a teen who is defiant, unruly, out of control. The child teen may possibly have started to experiment with illegal substances, and may even have some minor legal problems.

I was a single parent raising three children. I had ALWAYS told them that if I couldn't control their behavior, then I would give them to someone that could. They would NOT hang out on street corners or become involved in illegal activity.

What are your feelings about sending a child to Teen Boot Camp? We as parents are insulted to the idea of not being able to control our children. If anyone suggests that we allow someone else to take over the raising of our children, we become enraged. But the fact is, there are children out there that are totally out of control. What are the options for them?

Im all for boot camp!!! Unfortunately my son wants to go to bootcamp so it took the fun out of threatening him with it....

Sometimes, it takes another person to yell in their face and let them know what an idiot they are being before the finally get it..

If a child is badly out of control- they need something.
Consuling could'nt hurt.

I have heard some really bad thing's about boot camp's.
Abuse and even death...

If it were my kid- I think I would find another way.

Sometimes kid's are sent there that don't even need it too.

I think the boot camp is on very good idea, as for the abuse you hear about my opinion is it seems to be fabricated, boot camp for teens is patterned after military, basicly what it does is teach dicipline. the poor babies are abused, because they are not allowed to lay around all day, and hang around with the druggies all night. if that is abuse a lot more of them need to be abused.

i agree that counseling is the recommended method for out of control behavior.....sometimes it isn't enough..in today's society it is no longer okay to discipline your own child without getting into trouble which gives teens an upper hand on how we as parents discipline them....which they sometimes turn violent...that is where boot camp comes in...it gives the child a hard close-up view of what discipline is..but sad to say it does not always work....and some of those children cannot succeed in the real world without a life of crime or drugs....but it is an extreme option....but a parent should consider this option as a last resort..

Not sure how i feel about boot camp at this point...i just think that it is sad that it would even get sooo bad that it results in boot camp at all...sure it will teach them discipline but it doesnt really mean that the child will BRING IT HOME with them and apply it to their life.....because kids ALWAYS act different when their parents around...hmmmmm...tough question...i just pray to God that i am never in that position!