Disciplinary schools for badly behaved children?

Question

My younger brother has had increasingly bad behavior. It used to be when he misbehaved he would have remorse. These days he has none. Yesterday he did the unthinkable and punched my mom. We don't know what else to do. We want to send him to a school of some sort so they can reform his behavior but they all seem expensive. We don't have very much excess money to spend. Does anyone know of any behavioral modifying schools with low tuition but a high success rate?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Not sure where you are, but if you were in my state, the Department of Education would be working with the Department of Health to see if a residential placement is appropriate for him, at the expense of the state, if your brother has an IEP.

Your brother's parent should be talking to the principal or other school officials about who to talk to during the summer, if updated evaluations are necessary, etc. As a brother, especially if you're underage, the school can't have those conversations anywhere near you, unless you're with your mom, and she gives her OK for you to listen in.

Answer 3

It should not be the responsiblity of the school to change your brother's behavior but your parents.

Money would be better spent on therapy for your brother rather than a school where they will scream at him and traumatize him.

Try running a search for mental health centers in your area that are free or operate on a sliding scale.  Getting to the root of your family problems through therapy will be a much better solution than sending your brother to boot camp.

Answer 4

My brother also has behavior issues. He is young, so we can still put him in timeout and such. If he (your brother)is older than 12, he should be sent to a school of that sort. If he is 12 or younger, I would recommend a book calles 123 Magic. It is really helping my mother with my younger brother's behavior issues.