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Preventing Teen Violence Starts At Home And Is Aided By The Community
Many troubled teens are violence-prone, a fact underscored by some sobering statistics. The second and third leading cause of death among adolescents age 15 to 19 are suicide and homicide, respectively. A teen’s violent tendencies can be exacerbated if other factors...
Parenting Resources For Difficult Teens
Parenting is a tough gig, and it can get even tougher when your child is in their teenage years when raging hormones and crushing social pressure make “normal” a moving target. You’re going to need some resources providing straight talk on the pleasures and pitfalls...
Celebrating Thanksgiving With Teens At A Therapeutic Boarding School
If your teen is going to be still attending a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens or you are considering sending your teen away before the holidays begin, it may be tough to know how to celebrate Thanksgiving. As your parental advocate and expert on...
Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Medical Licensing and Services
If you’ve been considering sending your struggling teenager to a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens, you are likely wondering what qualifications these schools possess to be caring for your child. Therapeutic boarding schools are not a homogenous group,...
National Bullying Prevention Month: What to do when your teen is the bully
While no parent wants to hear that their child is being bullied, it can feel even worse to find out that your child is the bully. However, when troubled teens turn to bullying others, often the only way the bullying teen will change is with the help of their parents....
Avoiding Boot Camps as a Form Of Treatment For Your Aggressive Teen Son
When a teen starts to act out aggressively, it can seem like a natural conclusion to send the troubled teen away to a youth boot camp. That way, the militaristic discipline can “straighten them out” for the parents. However, this plan can often backfire and return the...
10 Ways To Afford Your Teen’s Residential Treatment Center
Choosing to send your son or daughter to a residential treatment center for troubled teens is not an easy financial decision to make. To help you determine how you can afford to send your teen to a residential treatment center, we have 11 different options you can...
Recognizing Signs of Smoking and Tobacco Use In Our Teens
If your child is one of the nearly 5 million middle and high school students who are teenage tobacco users, it’s time to intervene to stop this health-harming habit. First, you need to find out if nicotine has found its way into your troubled teen’s routine, whether...
Learning To Balance Our Youth’s Use Of Social Media
Social media can be a serious source of trouble for teens. Teens have been caught bullying each other on social media, been rejected from prestigious colleges due to what they posted, and other devastating circumstances which can turn a successful child into a...
Behavior Modification Benefits For Teens Struggling With Depression
Has your teen been experiencing more than just the hormonal mood shifts and blues of their adolescent years? Are you worried at the level of depression they feel and how it has been impacting their life? Around 20% of teens will face a serious depression by the time...
Helping Teens Manage Back To School Anxiety
As we round the corner into August, it is time to start thinking about back to school. For some teenagers, this is a fun time where they get to see their friends again, get back into their routines and edge a little bit further into their futures. It is no wonder they...
REBT At Sundance Canyon Academy
There are many different types of therapy program that your teen, in an attempt to get them the help they need, will have been exposed to. There is no right or wrong style of treatment. It is based around the needs and response of the person receiving it, but there...
Modeling Healthy Use of Technology to Your Teens
Technology is everywhere and our children are growing up with it being a natural part of their daily lives. It is critical that we as parents teach them good habits involved with technology to prepare them to live a healthier life in the real world. Here are some tips...
Preparing Your Teen To Begin Treatment At A Therapeutic Boarding School
You have tried everything in your power to help your teen. They have been in therapy, support groups, on medication, involved in community service, in trouble with the school and even the law. Nothing seems to be working and you are at the end of your tether....
Helping Your Troubled Teen: Which States Offer The Most Protection For Teens In Residential Treatment Centers?
Did you know that in some states it is legal for a teenager, even one who is underage, to check themselves out of a hospital or treatment center without their parents permission? It is a loophole that has led to many problems with teens leaving residential treatment...