Well there are advantages as well as disadvantages of everything among the major disadvantage is emotional stress. In many cases small children of age no more than 9 are sent away in a strange new land for them and among new people among whom he may not adapt. At such small age a child deserves love of his mom and attention of his father, he has every right to stay, fight or play with his brothers or sisters if any. Lets assume a child is being forced and then when he returns you expect your child to be nice to his parents, you expect him to be familiar with the family customs or traditions if any. Most of all one must no be surprised when a child calls his mom by her first name which in happens in many cases.
