Somali boys in teenage are the most difficult to control in the diaspora. You will know how hard it is to raise them in this environment when you have one or have a relative teen. I feel for the parents of these boys; it possible that they're single mothers who can't control teenage boys who won't listen to them.
One solution that many parents found working is to get them out of the ghetto environment before the age of 18 and send them to overseas, perhaps rural areas - not big cities - in Somalia. In the first few months they will face a culture shock but after they stay there for 6 months, their brains will re-adjust. They will gradually became normal Somali boys and after being out of the ghettos for 6 months, here you have a Somali boy who is practicing his faith, learn Somali culture, and a reformed man. Many of these men never want to come back to the west.
Another trend that I noticed is, most of the families where the father is involved in his sons' lives don't fall into this trap. Especially, if the father is a working, practicing Muslim, and is a good role model to his sons, boys like to respect, listen, and imitate their daddy. But if the father is one that does not care, mothers can only do so much.








