You have been trying everything in your power to help your teen through their struggles. In spite of your efforts, your child is still having intense bouts of depression, episodes of mental illness, truancy, sexual acting out, drug abuse, disordered eating…there...
What is the biggest problem facing teens today? Gang violence? Drugs? Teen pregnancy? Academic failure? The teen prison pipeline? All of those issues are critical and difficult to solve. But the answer to the biggest problem is far simpler than you probably expect....
Teenagers who are facing behavioral issues tend to feel even more helpless than parents feel trying to help them. They are out of control, unable to regulate their own emotions, struggling to fight their impulses. Many are experiencing serious mental health issues,...
When your child is struggling, whether that is with behavioral problems, violent outbursts, drug addiction or mental illness and depression, it can be hard to know where to turn to. So many of the symptoms are terrifying and are new territory for most parents. Though...
Therapy isn’t working. The medication only seems to improve some of the symptoms, not the overall behaviors. The school is threatening expulsion, the police know the names of your family by heart and you are at your wits end. Dealing with a troubled teenage boy is...
