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NOTE: We DO NOT place pre-teens (ages 11 and under) in residential treatment programs except under the most extreme circumstances. However, WE DO provide a continual flow of resources (via our newsletter) to parents of pre-teens who are struggling. If you have a pre-teen who is struggling, click the link above.

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Alternatives to Boot Camps for Girls

With intervention and commitment you can give your daughter
a second chance at success ... for happiness ... for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE TEEN HELP

call 1-866-798-2285, or follow the teen help link on the right.

Critical Note Regarding Boot Camps for Girls: Before ANY other intervention options are implemented for troubled teen girls we recommend a FREE consultation with "Parent and Teen Resources." Why? Because "Parent and Teen Resources" has more experience in placing girls in intervention programs than the overwhelming majority of teen placement professionals in the industry ... And they provide their services for free to the parents. Moreover, Michael Behning (the founder of InsightPros), who has worked at every professional level in teen treatment programs, from line staff to transitional and executive director, recommends "Parent and Teen Resources" exclusively to parents of troubled girls. "Parent and Teen Resources" knows the strengths and the vast weaknesses of residential programs (especially boot camps for girls). Before you throw your money into residential treatment take an honest look at solving your teen's problems with FREE help from this organization.

Get FREE TEEN HELP and placement assistance by calling us, or by clicking on the "Please Help Me Now!" link on the RIGHT side of this page.*

Is your family life in chaos due to the behavior of your daughter? Is your daughter displaying any of the following self-destructive behaviors? Are you considering a boot camp for girls?


    Does Your Daughter Struggle With the Following?

  • Family Conflict, Argumentative, Abusive Behavior
  • Blatant Disregard for Rules
  • Can't Accept "No" For an Answer
  • Abrupt Change in Personality
  • Never at Fault - Shifts Blame to Others
  • Uncontrollable Anger - Poor Emotional Control
  • Can't Accept Feedback - "Above the Law"
  • Manipulative - Pits Parents Against Each Other
  • Lying - Stealing - Sneaky Behaviors
  • Lack of Motivation - Lazy - Resists Tasks
  • "I hate you," attitude
  • "You can't make me," attitude
  • Substance Abuse or Glorification
  • Skips School - Truancy
  • School Suspensions - Authority Problems
  • Grades Have Fallen - Academic Problems
  • Can't Keep Friends - Peer Problems
  • Legal Problems - Facing Justice
  • Fighting - Violence and Aggression
  • Gang Involvement & Glorification

    Has there been a diagnosis of a disorder?

  • Danger to Self or Others
  • Runs Away or AWOL
  • Conduct Disorder - Diagnosed or Observed?
  • Poor Choice of Friends - Easily Misled
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Bipolar Disorder - Diagnosed or Observed?
  • Low Self-Esteem or Poor Self-Image
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression - Diagnosed or Observed?
  • Attempted or Threats of Suicide (Ideation)
  • Can't Accept Feedback or Criticism
  • Alcohol Abuse or Addiction
  • Smoking Tobacco or Controlled Substances
  • Sexually Active - Risky Behavior
  • Cutting - Self-Harm or Mutilation
  • Adoption Issues - Associated with RAD
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
  • Learning Disabilities - Diagnosed?

If your daughter is struggling with any of these issues, get help now.
Call us to help with placement in a residential program that is BETTER than a Boot Camp for Girls.
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Before Seeking a Boot Camp for Girls, Get Expert Advice

BUT DON'T GET IT FROM A BOOT-CAMP MARKETER. When young women struggle, and are in need of serious intervention, there are many options. Boot camps for girls are, more often than not, one of the worst alternatives. They should be the last resort, not the first choice. If you're considering a boot camp for girls, contact us first. We can help you find intervention options that are more likely to produce long-term results.

Families throughout the country have felt that the best way to get their troubled teen girls back on track is to send them to boot camps for girls. The intent is to both "straighten them out" and to legally punish them in the most painful way possible. However, unreported in both the media and from these programs is the fact that there is very little statistical evidence that boot camps for girls have a long-term impact on the success of the child. In fact, there is mounting evidence that they are both ineffective and in many cases detrimental.

But there are other options to boot camps for girls. InsightPros is here to help.

Are you familiar with all of the intervention options - beyond boot camps for girls - to help your daughter? How are you going to know what your daughter needs? InsightPros may have intervention options that can help.

Beyond boot camps for girls, what kinds of intervention will build the life changing self-esteem and confidence that your daughter needs to be successful for the long run? Some of the best schools, depending upon your daughter's issues, are intervention programs, boarding schools for troubled teen girls, etc.

A major problem facing girls who struggle with the issues listed above is low self-esteem or feelings of worthlessness. So don't listen to the media, or to cultural hype when seeking intervention that may literally save your daughter's life. If you choose your intervention without considering the long-term consequences of your choice, you may loose time, money, and in the end you may loose your daughter

Many, if not all, of your daughter's destructive behaviors could merely be symptoms of a sense of low self worth. They may also be symptoms of many other issues which should be clearly identified in a structured therapeutic setting, rather than an oppressive, often abusive setting (as found in boot camps for girls).

Be certain that the intervention you choose builds, rather than destroys your daughter's self esteem, instilling life-long positive change by dealing with the core issues. Boot camps for girls DO NOT accomplish this task. There are better settings for constructive, structured, therapeutic change. We can help you find the right option.

An overly restrictive setting may not build the confidence and self-esteem your daughter needs. In fact, many such settings actually cause troubled teen girls to take their behaviors, values, and issues "underground" during intervention in boot camps for girls. Once intervention is complete, the issues are destined to re-emerge, often with a vengeance.

If your daughter exits a boot camp for girls with the same low self-image that she entered with, then she will continue to engage in the behaviors that validate her self image. This is a critical issue. If your daughter's self image has not changed through intervention, she will naturally return to behaviors that prove her perspective of herself to be true. All the issues you saw before will likely return. Intervention should include a therapeutic component that addresses how troubled teen girls view themselves.

You have made the right choice in seeking help. The next step is to follow through. We have vast experience in the teen help industry. We have worked in the field. We have lived in the field. We have seen what works ...... and what doesn't.

Reference our FREE TEEN HELP. We will inform you. Take advantage of our knowledge and insight. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

To inquire regarding placement in a residential program that is NOT a Boot Camp for Girls, complete the contact form found through the link above. Or to speak with somebody immediately regarding TEEN HELP call 1-866-798-2285*

* The toll-free placement number and the contact form provided on this site to assist with residential placement both result in inquiries being directed to "Parent and Teen Resources," an independent organization from the organizations operated by the owners of InsightPros.Com and StrongModel.Com (InsightPros). "Parent and Teen Resources" is bound by law and by the InsightPros Privacy Policy to guarantee the confidentiality and security of your information. This teen help phone number as well as the contact form are provided for the convenience of, and a resource to our site visitors. All data passed through the form is directly transferred to a secure database, rather than through email. Both the technological and the human resources of this service are provided to you "as is" without express or implied warranty of any kind. InsightPros does NOT receive any "per placement" or "commission-based" remuneration for placements made by "Parent and Teen Resources" in any treatment program. "Parent and Teen Resources" is one among many advertisers on the InsightPros sites who fulfills their purpose by providing site users with additional resources, and may or may not assist you with placement in boot camps for girls. You agree, by using either the placement phone number or the contact form on this site, to indemnify, defend and hold InsightPros harmless from and against any losses, claims, liabilities, damages, costs or expense of any kind (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which arise out of, relate to or are in any way connected with "Parent and Teen Resources" and any actual or alleged acts or omissions by "Parent and Teen Resources," its employees, agents and representatives.