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Parent and Teen Boundaries for Social Media Access
Parents may long for the days before social media when it was much easier to monitor what teens were thinking, doing and discussing. However, today's teenagers are extremely connected to family and friends via social media, and instant communication isn't going away...
What To Do When Your Teen Son is Having a Baby
When parents learn that they are going to be grandparents, it’s usually a time for celebration and joy. However, when the parents-to-be are still in their teen years, it can bring a mixture of emotions, ranging from frustration and disappointment to happiness for the...
How are Christian Boarding Schools For Troubled Teens Different?
Are you a parent of a troubled teen whose behavior is affecting home, school and work? If your teenager struggles with emotional, behavioral or mental health issues and you are worried for their safety and their future, it may be time to consider a therapeutic...
Getting Inside The Brain of A Teenager
Sometimes it is hard for parents and teenagers to connect with each other and understand what the other is thinking. It’s too easy for parents to give up in frustration when their teenager is moody, swinging between happiness and gloom. However, parents who...
How Families Struggling with Violent Teens Can Get Help
When teenagers lash out in moments of extreme emotion, the effects can be very harmful if they are becoming increasingly violent. If you are a parent who is struggling with a violent teenager, you may feel hopeless and afraid. The good news is that there are things...
How To Include Your Challenging Teen During The Holidays
The holidays are often portrayed as a time of family togetherness and happy memories, but the reality of parenting a troubled teen can be a very different experience. Your teen may not act interested in the activities and traditions he has participated in since he was...
Using Redirection Techniques on Your Troubled Teen
Redirection techniques are familiar to most parents of toddlers. It is a way for them to help their child change his behavior when he isn’t mature enough to understand the consequences. When it comes to adolescents, many of the same ideas apply, even when they are...
Help Your Troubled Teens Understand the Risk of Marijuana
Troubled teens might believe they can safely use marijuana as they often believe that use of the drug comes with little if any risk. However, the use of the drug carries numerous dangers that can permanently impact a teen. The Effect on the Brain The brain contains...
Save Your Teen By Making Drugs Less Accessible
The availability of drugs means that teens can easily access them, resulting in possible long-term damage and untold devastation to their loved ones. Statistics from a study at Columbia University confirm the prevalence of adolescent substance use. For example, about...
Schools for Troubled Teens Offer a Second Chance For High-School Dropouts
Plenty of teens struggle in a traditional high school setting. It can be due to a number of thing: emotional, physical, and mental disabilities. The struggle isn't always visible at first but can quickly present its self as acts of defiance or participating in risky...
Activities that Help Your Teen at a Boys’ Ranch
Perhaps you're considering sending your son to a boys ranch, or maybe you've already decided. You might wonder what he will be doing while he's there. Nearly all of the activities are planned so that your son can maximize his time spent on the ranch. Read on for more...
What Happens At A Therapy Focused Boarding School In Northern Utah
Sending your child to a therapeutic boarding school can be a nerve wracking experience. You essentially have to hand your troubled child over to people you barely know. In this experience there is so much unknown all you can do is trust the therapeutic treatments the...
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...