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He’s isolative. He’s angry. He’s violent. You have no idea what you’re going to do with your adolescent boy who has seemed to take a 180 with his behavior. Behavioral disorders are serious. They lead to risky behaviors and situations. Drugs, alcohol, sex, and criminal...

Unfortunately, adults are not the only people who have to experience grief in this world--children and teens do, too. And grief is just as individual an experience for teens and children as it is for adults. Let's focus on the grieving process for teens. What ways do...

Suicide is possibly the cruelest means of death for survivors to reconcile. Unlike a heart attack, cancer or a car crash, survivors of a friend or family member who has taken their own life are forever left with the question, “Why?” Teen suicide rates are startling....

Every year in the United States, countless parents of teenage boys find themselves engaged in the struggle of their lives. Their teens have become openly defiant to them, as well to all authority figures in their life. These parents are at a loss. They have no clue...

As a father, the older your daughter gets, the more difficult it can be to feel connected. You can't throw her over your shoulder or tickle torture her like when she was a child, but you still want to remain close so she will never doubt your love for her. Here are...

Raising teenage girls is harder now than ever before for one simple reason, social media. Before our teenagers had instant access to their Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts, they could use home as an escape to get away from the pressures and drama that...

It is difficult to know where to start when it comes to researching an effective troubled teen school for your child. You want your teen to get the help that they need, but you won't trust just anyone to care for your child. Here are some things to keep in mind while...

No one said parenting teenagers was easy. Before you realize, your sweet little boy has become a tyrant, and he won’t listen to you. Your worst nightmares have come true – your boy is a teen. Psychologist Nadine Kaslow, PhD from Emory University in Atlanta says, “It’s...

Many teens become caught up in the commercial aspect of the holidays. When dealing with a rebellious teen, many of the problems you are experiencing with them may become more pronounced as emotions run high. As teens don’t have as much life experience as their...

Troubled teen boys need positive interactions to help them reengage with society. One way to help them with this process is through animal therapy. Teens can benefit from pet therapy either through personal visits or in a residential program. The Background of Animal...

There is an epidemic that is facing our teenagers and researchers want to know why. Teen suicide has become even more prevalent than it already was, now the second leading cause of death among those between the ages of 12 and 18. Even younger kids, aged as low as 10,...

Parents realize that they face challenges raising teens in the best of circumstances. When your child has behavioral issues, parenting can be downright overwhelming. Teenagers face numerous academic and social pressures that negatively impact their self-esteem. If...

I know a guy who smokes a lot of pot. I am not judging him for it, as I don’t feel that is my place. He otherwise lives a perfectly healthy life; he goes to work, cares for his family, works out, eats well most the time. He is just an avid marijuana user who has never...

No parent wants to be the bad guy, but avoiding disciplining children altogether can jeopardize your children’s futures. Yet not all transgressions require the same level of punishment; forgetting to do their chores shouldn’t be as problematic as failing a class. We...

Raising your teen son certainly has its challenges, especially in a society that puts pressure on them every day. Moms and dads have important roles to play as their son makes the transition from childhood to manhood. They both influence his life, albeit in different...