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Troubled kids are adolescents that have no respect for authority and mainly disrespect their parents. They do not care about society or their families. They do not feel any responsibility towards their parent. Adolescence is a point of life where the world no longer seems large, in fact some people who were once large are now quite small, and kids no longer respond to threats the way they may have in the past.

We have found those adolescents that have Defiance Disorder are very confrontational and need to have life their own way. It is a trait that some adolescent experience before their puberty years. Struggling kids, disrespectful kids, and angry kids can affect the entire family.

Elk Ranch Academy is a Christ-centered adolescent therapeutic boarding school dedicated to helping 7-17 yr old boys find the pathway back to happiness and family harmony