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Originally Posted by Vautrin
you can to a large degree control in whom they take an interest as potential friend.
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as parents, there isn't much we can control and this isn't one of those things. Not when you have a child who wants to live life with no rules. been there, didn't work.
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Seriously, from the few things you described of brat camp, I do know for certain that I would hate that place, and fail utterly and miserly, without caring a single iota about it.
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you were a good kid though. you didn't need to be put on the right track. these kids do and they will care. These things work with kids who are at extreme which these kids are at.
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Frankly the thought of using something like this (for national television, mind you!) as a punishment scares the crap out of me. Are you interested in being broadcast in every single movement you make inside the house, or wherever you are? I can think of just as much reasons, why we should do that.
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This is a last resort for these parents to help their children who are headed for a life of doom. The embarassement alone will do wonders for their attitudes. It's like taking your family to dr. phil or oprah to get help. same thing. Personally, I couldn't do it myself but, if I could send my daughter I would. she's an extreme case just like these kids on the show are.
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It makes the people a lot more aggresive - they just have to hide it. I would not be surprised if most of these kids would turn out even worse than they are now.
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jail would make them even more agressive and they'd end up being prison flies as adults. I really do think that this brat camp thing is an excellent thing and it will change these kids for the better. they're going to realize that there are rules they have to abide by in daily life. they will learn respect both for themselves and others.
you know, most people have no idea what it's like to have a child like these kids. you can't possibly know until you have one. there isn't any help out there for parents to kids like these, none. this brat camp is giving these parents some hope that their child won't end up in jail or worse, dead.
I can't wait to see these kids at the end of it all. I bet they'll be totally changed for the better. this is a great reality check for them. we'll just have to wait it out and see the outcome.