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Being a mother is a unique challenge. We give up next to everything in order to create, raise, support, and nurture children. We sacrifice to give them what they want and need, always putting them first. Our hearts grow and stretch, reaching around our children and...

It has been a difficult road, through therapists, outpatient programs, alternative schools/classes, and legal counsel. But your teen is still struggling, and you are at the end of your rope. The more extreme options have been put before you, and the more you have...

It’s no easy feat raising teenagers, much less getting routines and structure implemented into their lives. Unfortunately, for many parents, they don’t have the necessary structure in their own life to instill it in their teenagers. Living mindlessly or...

Every boy needs to learn and know certain skills to be an effective and competent man in the world. A man feels like he needs to be prepared no matter what situation he is faced with or in and that he can handle himself to act rather than be vulnerable. Men have long...

For parents with teenagers that are not thriving in traditional schools and can’t seem to get a handle on their emotional and behavioral problems, there may not seem to be much hope. However, residential treatment centers in Utah have a high success rate in treating...

Parents of teens who are struggling with severe emotional or behavioral problems know well that their teen’s risky behavior can become dangerous both to themselves and others. If your teenage son or daughter is battling issues such as anxiety, addiction, depression,...

During the adolescent years, teens sometimes act out in defiance. Teenagers that deal with emotional, behavioral or social problems struggle with increased difficulty with authority, so they might struggle in traditional school settings. Many troubled teens require a...

During the past 20 years, overprotective parenting has become the norm. It is called helicopter parenting because it describes how parents constantly swoop in to help and save their kids in case of harm. Unfortunately, helicopter parenting has resulted in too many...

Despite trying to be the best parent possible to our children, we often mess up. Parenting isn’t easy, and mistakes are part of the job. Many times, mistakes don’t reveal themselves until well after they were made. It’s then too late to do much about them, or you have...

Troubled teens are plagued by various emotional and behavioral problems. It is important to realize that while these issues can be overcome, your teenager requires more help than you can provide at home and a therapeutic boarding school might be the best solution for...

Self-harm, otherwise referred to as “non-suicidal self-injury” has been reported for years by professionals as being a gateway to suicide. The number of young people who are harming themselves is increasing, especially in certain social groups. This is not only...

Married couples often struggle in their relationships. However, they face significant additional challenges when their child is diagnosed with a serious mental disorder. Children with such conditions often suffer from tantrums and aggression and frequently trigger...

Conflict exists in almost every relationship, but parenting seems to come with more than its fair share. Many parents of teenage daughters try to avoid unpleasant confrontations at all costs —maybe because of the emotional effort involved, maybe because the topics are...

Some teenagers find the transition from toddler to young adult difficult. Peer pressure and the stress that comes from putting unrealistic expectations on themselves can cause delinquent behavior. For some parents, the solution to teens who exhibit delinquent...