This student and his family are receiving conseling. Everybody tells the parents that at this stage kids go through a lot of changes and need a lot of emotional support. This rebelious kid seems to think that Job Corps is the only solution. What do you think? I would like to hear diff. views to share with the family. No jokes please!
2007-05-08 05:55:06 · 6 answers · asked by Shekira 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
No...rebeliousness shouldn't be rewarded. Send his butt to the Marines, they will straighten him out.
2007-05-08 07:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My son is the director for Job Corp in Kentucky. They have a very intensive program for difficult kids in a summer program. The camp is run by trained therapist and conselors. The sole purpose of the camp is to show the kids that there is a better way to get what they want and to build their self esteem to a degree where they leave as achievers not under achievers. They can stay at the camp or commute back and forth. They have to be totally committed to the program and want help with their problems. The therapists give the children an outlet to get their aggressions out. They hike, they swim, they really give them a workout. It is not all fun and games, but all the kids have come away better equipped to handle life. The one in Kentucky is for children of all ages, not just teenagers. Most problems esculate before a child hits puberty. The earlier they are helped, the better off they will be. There is one in every state. Just contact the Job Corp nearest you. There will probably be a waiting list, but do sign up.
2007-05-08 06:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Linda W 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I didn't think the Job Corps was a dumping grounds for maladjusted kids... and I also thought it took a High School Diploma to get into the Job Corps in the first place.
2007-05-08 05:59:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i had a friend who went through job corps. you dont have to have a high school diploma, but they will put you through the work to get one and then help you with job placement. my friend took different classes. he really enjoyed it. but i believe the program is more so for drop outs then kids who hate hs. now if his grades are decent, don't do it. it's hs, so of course he's driving you crazy because he's going pretty crazy himself.
if the kid thinks that job corps is the answer, he might be looking for a place to go just to get out of the house. and that's def not the answer. not to mention, he would just be going from one set of rules to another.
now there are boarding schools out there for troubled teens. you can simply do a search online. but if you're okay with job corps and he's determined, i would say set up a meeting and tour and take a trip out there so he can see what it's like for himself. and also look at other alternatives.
that and try to get him involved in something. anything. he might just need an outlet.
2007-05-08 06:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by charlie6385 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
you let him cop out now and he'll never learn to finish something when he starts it.. he'll just up and change when he doesn't like how things are going... tell him if he wants to go to job corps.. fine.. do it after he either gets his diploma or GED
2007-05-08 06:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by pip 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Suggest that he enlist in the military. The structure and discipline will do the kid some good and he could even wind up with a useful skill.
2007-05-08 06:03:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋