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Christian Boarding Schools for Boys
Even devout Christian families can have struggles with their teen. Unfortunately, your religious devotion doesn't necessarily mean your son will adhere to your standards of behavior, or follow in your footsteps. Perhaps you are here because you have already tried...
Christian Boarding School for Girls
Like most parents, you are bound to worry about the education of your sons and daughters. You want the best for them throughout their lives, and the choices you make for their education when they are young will have a huge impact on how the turn out as adults. As a...
How To Find The Best Christian Boarding Schools
Parents always want the best for their children. From how to discipline them to choosing the best education, there is no shortage of decisions to make (or drama to endure) when you're a parent. Particularly when it comes to education, the future implications of that...
5 Things to look for in a therapeutic boarding school
When your teen is out of control, defiant, failing school and generally heading down a path that you know isn’t any good, you may feel like there is no hope and that you’ve done everything you can to help. When your own efforts aren’t doing any good, consider a...
5 Ways to Thrive with ADHD
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a developmental condition that results in an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. It is a condition that manifests in early childhood and may stay with the person throughout their life. Scientists don’t...
10 Traits of Kids with ADHD
Most people associate children and teens with ADHD with hyperactivity, or the inability to sit still. However, there are many traits in kids with ADHD that you probably wouldn’t recognize and might surprise you. Symptoms manifest differently in different children,...
ADHD Statistics and Research For 2014
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD, is a developmental disorder that causes a chemical imbalance in the brain. Symptoms of the condition include inability to focus, hyperactivity, impulsiveness and lack of organizational skills. With a...
How Boarding Schools help teens with ADHD
When teens have been diagnosed with ADHD as children and still struggle with the condition in adolescence, many parents feel that the current public school isn’t really the right place to help their child. Teens with ADHD and boarding schools may not seem like a...
How To Protect Your Kids From Identify Theft Online
Did you know that children are being targeted for identity theft 35 times more often than adults? How about that 11.5 million Americans on average are victims of identity fraud? Identity theft is a real issue that digital parents are facing, and it is only getting...
10 Ways to Talk To Your Teen about Sex
Talking to your teen about sex is generally considered one of the hardest aspects of parenting because the topic makes people uncomfortable. While talking with your teen about sex may not be easy, it is an essential part of life and can affect whether or not your teen...
Internet Addiction and Teens
Teen internet addiction, also known as gaming addiction or online addiction, includes a range of issues dealing with compulsive behavior centering on technology, entertainment and gaming. While it’s not unusual for teens to be really into video games and communicating...
Difference between ADHD and ODD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiance disorder (ODD) are disorders that are commonly first diagnosed in children. While they are two separately diagnosed disorders, many teens who struggle with ADHD also have ODD issues, but not...
Setting Goals With Teens
Some of the most successful people have figured out that setting and reaching professional, personal or educational goals is the key to establishing what’s important in life and actually getting it. Setting goals with teens requires them to adopt certain...
Stats About Teen Sexual Activity
Adolescence is the transitioning from child to adult and teens often experiment with adult behaviors and habits, including sexual activity. While misinformation and inexperience can lead to some negative consequences for teens, a look at recent statistics about teen...
Top 5 Teen Behavioral Problems
Teenagers and behavior issues seem to go hand in hand but as a parent, you need to be able to determine when your teen is exhibiting normal teenage rebellion and when he or she is experiencing negative or dangerous behavior problems. Teen behavioral issues are a...