They have a camp called The Wilds in North Carolina which is indeed for kids and family fun.
There are several camps in your area. They offer activities and programs for all kinds of interests. One of them is: www.rockbrookcamp.com Another good site to look at and check out different kinds of camps for comparison is: www.mysummercamps.com/camps/north-carolina-summer-camps.html
Well, if they are breaking the law (domestic violence, drugs, stealing, etc.) you can have them arrested, and they may control them a bit. Also, there are alternative boot camps and boarding schools which they can be sent to. See the Related Links below for a Google search of boot camps for uncontrollable teens.
Auldern Academy and New Leaf of North Carolina are both excellent institutions for troubled teens in NC.
Auldern Academy and New Leaf of North Carolina are both excellent institutions for troubled teens in Nevada.
This is a website you can go to and find a list of boot camps for teens in Illinois :http://www.troubledteensguide.com/Teens/Illinois/Boot-Camp-For-Struggling-Teens/index.html.
A great place to see reviews and listings of boot camps in Texas is http://texasbootcamp.org/. You can read about the different camps' attributes and main objectives as well as comments people have made about them.
Yes, there are camps out there are dedicated to helping teens with specific troubles. This website has a list of camps by disorders for your teen: http://www.alternativesummercamps.com/
Yes teens should go to overnight camps. It teaches them to be independent and to learn how to cope with being away from home. www.kidscamps.com/residential/overnight_camp.html
yes, some weight loss camps for teens do also accept younger children. it really depends on the camp and whether or not they will want to take in younger teens.
There are quite a few summer camps you can send your troubled teens to. Some good websites to check out are ventureacademy.ca , openskywilderness.com/bootcamp and nationalyouths.com/summercamps.htm.
For those outside of the camps it was a scary dangerous time. In the camps-most children died from the beyond terrible conditions. Teens had more suvivors than kids. It was harsh for all kids and teens. -Round Rupert
There are many effective camps for troubled teens. A wilderness program is a great way a trouble teen to feel self worth through accomplishments based on survival.