i would like to send my son to a boarding school (teenagers, girls)
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Think back to when YOU were 7 years old. How emotionally mature were you? How would you have liked being separated from family/friends MOST of the time? Please consider your son's well being more & your brother & family traditions less. I cannot imagine sending a teen, much less a 7year old. Wishing you & your child wisdom and peace with this decision.
Yes i agree with you.That's one of the things I will argue about
I would never have sent my children to boarding school. I had a very good friend that was sent to boarding school in high school and he was sexually abused by a member of the staff. It happens more than you would think.
Your son is your son, not your brothers or your Fathers.
Do right by him, (your son) if you are spoiling him, cut back on it. He doesn't have to go all the way to Switzerland to learn how to behave properly. Is his Mother in the picture at all, & if so, what does she think? I agree with those who have suggested he go to a local private school.
He is 7 years old. My brother, who has a son who is studying at one of the best boarding schools in Switzerland, has sent me some recommendations. I think he's still very young,but I want to send him to the beginning of the school year. what do you think about that ?
I personally don't know anybody who went to boarding school who was glad for it. At an absolute maximum they would concede that they got a good education.
I also think there's a big risk for abuse.
I do understand what it is like to parent a strong willed child, however, so I understand the thinking behind "toughen them up" or "learn they aren't the center of the universe". I just think that boarding school may not be the best way to do that. Public school should get the same lessons across and they sleep in their own safe bed at night.
Are you spoiling him or does your brother SAY your are spoiling him? Don't spoil him but I also don't think a seven year old is ready for boarding school. My husband is from England and was sent to boarding school for high school. He enjoyed it but it wasn't so far away that his parents couldn't come and visit every weekend. He was still a part of the family. All these years later, he still keeps in touch with the "boys" that he went to school with.
As others have stated, there is plenty of room for sexual abuse at boarding schools. I knew someone who was a victim of that and it scarred him for life. So I guess I would say that if the school is close enough for you to keep in touch and for your son to be able to come home and for you to visit, it would be okay for high school age.
I don't understand sending a child away to school, especially not that young.
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