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Letting Your Son Dry Out At A Therapeutic Boarding School In The Utah Desert
When you are considering placing your son in a therapeutic boarding school, you want to make sure the school is of the highest quality. Therapeutic boarding schools in Utah have a demonstrated tradition of excellence. One of the best things Utah therapeutic boarding...
What Can Your Troubled Teen Learn at a Boys Ranch?
You have tried every option that you can think of to help your struggling son, including counseling, threats, promises of rewards, restrictions and more. So far, nothing has worked, and you aren’t sure which direction to turn next. Consider a to help your adolescent...
Utah Offers Great Treatment Centers for Troubled Youth
Young people today face an enormous amount of peer pressure and are barraged with negative influences from the media. Some children have the added difficulty of suffering a traumatic life experience, such as divorce, physical or sexual assault, the loss of a loved...
Boarding Schools in Utah Modify Behaviors of Drug-Abusing Teens
Alcohol, the substance most commonly abused by teens, presents a serious health risk. According the Office of Adolescent Health, nearly 40 percent of all high school seniors admitted some alcohol consumption while almost 20 percent confessed to daily binge drinking...
Private School For Troubled Teens In Southern Utah
According to statistics released from the U.S. Department of Education, about 55 million students were enrolled in school across the nation in the fall of 2015. Of those, an estimated 50.1 million attended public schools, while 4.9 million opted for private school....
Considering The Best Therapeutic Boarding School For Your Troubled Teen
After experimentation with alcohol or drugs or venturing into criminal activity, you might realize that your child has more serious issues than you can handle at home. It’s time to send your troubled teen to a therapeutic boarding school where he or she can get the...
Behavior Modification Programs For Troubled Teens Save Families
Your teen is constantly butting heads with you, and you aren’t sure what to do. While nearly all adolescents deal with normal issues of mild rebellion and arguing with parents, how do you know when they have stepped over the limits and gone too far? Experts generally...
Wondering About Sending Your Teen Out Of State To A Therapeutic Boarding School In Utah
You have narrowed down your choices of a therapeutic boarding school for your teen and are thinking about Utah as a possibility. You have even written up a list of questions to ask potential candidates in order to make sure that you are making the best decision for...
See the Reason Some Teens Are More Likely To Abuse Prescription Drugs
One of the biggest mistakes I see parents making is convincing themselves they will be able to tell their teen is abusing prescription drugs. The truth is prescription drug abuse is incredibly difficult to detect since the drugs generally do not have the same physical...
What Is All The Screen Time Doing To Our Children
Technology is everywhere! While it is a wonderful thing, there comes a point when it becomes too much. Since the dominance of technology is still so new, the effects of screen time have not been thoroughly studied. However, it does not take an in-depth study for some...
How To Choose Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Girls
The enrollment in therapeutic boarding schools for girls is on the rise, because so many parents and teen girls are finding success in overcoming behavioral challenges. Some girls who struggle with behavioral issues, mental health problems or other challenges may find...
3 Common Thoughts Before Sending Troubled Teens To Military School
Military school for troubled teens may be the solution to a worried parent's problem of what to do with their defiant, out-of-control child. While typical teenage rebellion is to be expected, when kids become aggressive, defiant, abusive, and irresponsible, it is...
Behavior Modification Programs for Teens
It’s difficult as a parent to watch your teen go from a positive, happy person to a frustrated or angry teen who behaves badly at home and at school. Perhaps their behavior has gotten so bad that they are no longer welcome at school, and you are doubting whether or...
Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Utah
Many Utah parents joke that they wish their children came with an instruction manual, but this sentiment becomes more serious when parents simply don't know what to do about teenagers who suffer from emotional, behavioral or mental health issues. It's hard to know...
Troubled Teen Girls
Many people think that teenage boys are the only ones who get rebellious and cause trouble, but the facts are that plenty of teenage girls suffer from emotional, behavioral or mental health issues that cause bad behavior. Issues like anxiety, depression, low...