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Key Aspects to Successful Treatment at a Residential Treatment Center for Troubled Teens
As a resource for parents considering various troubled teen programs, we have talked to many parents who have enrolled their teenagers at least one troubled teen program. These parents are often frustrated, as the program they chose didn’t have the desired impact on...
4 Movies That Got Boot Camps Wrong
When it comes to boot camps for troubled teens, there is a lot of misinformation out there. A good deal of this misinformation is a result of movies that are more focused on entertainment than the truth. So, to help sort fiction from fact, Help Your Teen Now is here...
So You Caught Your Teen Sexting, Here’s What To Do Next
For the most part, the parents of today’s current crop of teens didn’t have cell phones when they were teenagers, so they didn’t have to struggle with sexting. That alone can make it difficult for parents to approach their teens about the subject. But once you catch...
6 Reasons Why Your Teen Hates School (And What To Do About It)
Most parents hear their children say at one point, “I hate school.” As education is their main job, and likely their key source of stress, it is not unusual for teens to express their dislike of school. But problems come up when that dislike goes from the occasional...
Recent Study on Teen Suicide Prevention Could Be The Answer to Saving Previous Lives
Having a teenager struggle with suicidal ideation—and potentially suicide attempts—can be incredibly isolating for parents and their teens, leaving parents heartbroken and scrambling for tools and answers. One of the more impactful things parents can do is open up the...
Breaking Bad Behavior: How to Deal with Your Teen’s Misconduct and Disrespect
The University of Iowa defines disrespectful behavior as: "Behavior that is rude, unpleasant, inappropriate, and unprofessional. Behavior that causes hurt feelings and distresses, disturbs, and/or offends others." Sound familiar? If you have a tween or full-blown teen...
Pointers for Parents of Teens: How to Help Your Teens Stay Safe This 4th of July
Fourth of July makes us think of parades, family barbeques, fireworks, and summer fun, but we also need to be aware of the dangers on this holiday, especially for teens. It’s a shocking statistic, but more teens are killed in traffic accidents on July 4th than any...
Suicide in the Media and Tragic Effects on Teenagers
13 Reasons Why In 2017 Netflix aired a TV show called 13 Reasons Why (written as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY), about a 17-year-old girl who recorded a series of tapes in which she explains why she committed suicide. The show focuses on problems typically faced by today’s...
Dance as a Tool to Help Struggling Teens
Sometimes we forget how hard it is to be a young teenager. The push and pull in their world to fit in can be crippling. The sad truth is, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death of 12-year olds around the world. Think about that for a moment. Just as a child is...
May is Mental Health Month- Let’s Support Our Struggling Teens
May has been declared Mental Health Month in an effort to increase awareness and promote discussion about mental health issues. There are many kinds of mental illnesses, and millions of people in our country who suffer from mental health, but the one thing that people...
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: Your Teen Son Definitely Needs to Recognize His Role
Often, teenage boys are a mere footnote in the discussion surrounding teen pregnancy, with most of the responsibility and shame heaped on the pregnant girl. Don’t get us wrong, we here at Liahona Treatment Center are not advocating for greater shame on struggling...
ADHD Teens Benefit from Unique Classes at Therapeutic Boarding Schools
Schools are meant to be stimulating and challenging, but for a teen with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) the collection of people, activities and fast-moving events, all in one place, is just overwhelming. Teachers try to provide the best educational...
You Suspect Your Teen Has a Drug Addiction, What Do You Do Next?
The signs are there. Your teen has had drastic changes in behavior. Maybe he’s been more secretive and withdrawn. Maybe she’s been failing her classes at school. Your teen may be sick more often or looks pale and thin. Maybe you’ve found drug paraphernalia in her...
Top 5 States Looking for Boot Camps for Troubled Teens
Parents in Georgia, Texas, California, Florida, and New York often search for boot camps or military schools when they are looking for help with their troubled teens. Parents may believe that when teens are out of control, the stern discipline and strong structure of...
Kicking Negative Coping Methods & Learning Healthy Ways of Coping
It is fairly inevitable that your teen will pick up some bad habits at some point throughout their teenage years. Many of these habits are harmless such as chewing on their nails and excessively tapping. But, for some troubled teens who need more help, major stress...