![]() We learned from this traumatic experience that therapeutic schools can be quite different and need to be selected based on their strengths and avoided if they have serious weaknesses. After his recovery, we went on our own search for the right Christian boarding school where he could be safe and be counseled for his issues – after all, he still needed help, and now he also needed therapy for the trauma of being attacked. Unfortunately, the school we put him in was also taking in some violent gang members (they hadn’t informed us of that), and our son was soon their target, nearly killing him. But then, two weeks later, we learned our boy had been attacked on campus. We cried for two days after dropping him off. Not only would it mean selling everything and cashing in all of our savings and the boy’s college fund, but it would mean not seeing our boy for long periods of time. Putting our son in a therapeutic boarding school was the hardest thing we’ve ever done as parents. He recommended a local residential program and school where issues could be dealt with and the influence of his negative peer group could be broken. After months in counseling, the therapist proclaimed that there was nothing more he could do. The downward spiral was dramatic - all the way down to fist-through- the-wallboard rages, running away for days at a time, and finally threatening suicide. Unbeknownst to us, our son was already heavy into smoking pot, sniffing solvents, drinking alcohol and just about everything else his new peer group dared him to do. His grades started falling and his interest in sports and old friends shifted to a new group of friends - the kind parents are wary of. Raised in a Christian home and mostly home-schooled until high school, we suddenly found that we didn’t know him. We know, because we went through it with our boy. ![]() It is difficult to know what to do and how to react when your adolescent daily reaches new lows in disobedience, dishonesty, and disrespect, and chooses every wrong thing. There is nothing worse than living with a teen spinning out of control, and no worse feeling than the sadness parents experience in the process. Tamara Bolthouse, MA, HS-BCP, Senior Chaplain CLICK TO REQUEST INFO Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Redlands, California Is your teenager spinning out of control? Looking for a therapeutic Christian boarding school for him or her near Redlands, California? Our help is 100% free and there is absolutely zero obligation to heed our suggestions. ![]() We have over 15 years of knowledge and experience, have visited over 130 campuses, have long-standing first-hand relationships with program staff, and work every day to bring help and hope to parents who need to make informed decisions. Let Us Help You find a Christian Boarding School for Your Struggling Teen!
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