Boarding school was one of the best things that ever happened to me, and I have encouraged all my older sons (ages 14 - 20) to board. There is a risk, and ther

Boarding school was one of the best things that ever happened to me, and I have encouraged all my older sons (ages 14 - 20) to board. There is a risk, and there are benefits - I keep an open dialogue with them about these issues, and am pretty convinced the risk is minimal.