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When To Send Your Girl To A Girls Ranch For Troubled Teens
It’s no secret that teen girls can be rebellious, stubborn and generally uncooperative so many parents wonder at what point that typical teenage girl behavior becomes troubled teenage behavior. Learning to recognize the right time to make such a hard decision is...
Why Should I Send My Girl To A Christian Ranch For Troubled Youth
Christian ranches for troubled youth are teen help facilities where parents can send their daughters to get counseling and behavior modification from trained professionals. The added benefit for Christian families is that the treatment is done with a Christian...
Is A Girls Ranch For Troubled Teens The Next Step?
If you want to know when it’s time to send your daughter to a girls ranch, there’s only one person who can figure that out--you! If you are noticing problem behavior in your child and her doctor or therapist agree, it may be time to enroll her into a girls ranch....
Real World Lessons Learned At A Girls Ranch For Troubled Youth
When you've decided it is time to take action and enroll your daughter in a girls ranch for troubled youth, you may be focused on her need for therapy to get to the root of her issues. However, in addition to the professional therapeutic treatment she will get, there...
A Holistic Method of Treating Your Troubled Boy
The term “holistic” refers to a method of treatment that is alternative to conventional medicine. Holistic treatment is an approach to healthcare that considers the whole person—body, mind, spirit, and emotions—in the quest for optimal health and wellness. To take a...
My Emotionally Troubled Boy Is Jeopardizing His Life
Parenting a teen is almost always fraught with challenges, but it is extra difficult when your son is engaging in activities that endanger his life or jeopardize his future. While the endless fighting and open defiance can leave you exhausted and intimidated, there...
Parent Resources: Teen Violence Articles
Teen violence is the extreme actions of troubled teenagers and can put the health and well being of siblings, parents and peers at risk. If your teenager is becoming more violent as a reaction to an increasingly troubled behavior, it’s time to take the control back...
Treatment For Violent Teens
When your teenager becomes violent, it can be a frightening thing to see. Unruly behavior and aggression can quickly escalate to violence against siblings, parents and peers. Unless your teenager receives professional treatment for their actions, they will not be able...
The Hard Facts On Troubled Teen Violence
When it comes to certain issues with troubled teens, it’s not uncommon to see an increase in aggression and violence. Parents, teachers, youth leaders and many others are forced to deal with increasingly violent teenagers. Teen violence across the United States is...
Parenting Focused On Preventing Teen Violence
When your children are young, it seems like teaching them how to get along in the world is pretty simple--brush your teeth, share your toys, play nicely and learn your ABC’s. However, as your children grow into teenagers, the life lessons you need to teach them become...
I’m Worried My Teen May Be In A Violent Relationship
If you are like most parents, you want your teen to enjoy their dating years, because they can be full of romance, passion and even learn good life lessons from breaking up. However, if you see your teen is in an abusive relationship with their dating partner, it can...
Doing Your Part For Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Teen dating violence is an all too frequent occurrence, and as parents, we need to be more aware of the issue and help our teenagers recognize potential abusers, identify any patterns of abuse, and give them the tools to do something about it. One way to do all of the...
Creating Healthy Relationships, Combating Teen Dating Violence
Dating violence, much like domestic violence, happens when one person desires too much control over the other person and resorts to violence to maintain that control. Teen dating violence is a serious issue and women who are ages 16 to 24 are the most likely to...
What Are The Signs Of Troubled Teen Violence
Troubled teens are those whose behavior is affecting their lives negatively. When those troubled teens turn violent, they can be committing harmful acts on others. If your teen ager is becoming more violent and their behavior is getting worse, you may need to consider...
What Did I Do Wrong, My Teen Is Violent?
The root causes of teen violence are varied, and there is generally no single source of the problem. Teens are influenced by a number of factors as they grow and develop. Researchers are working hard to discover what the main factors are that turns some teens toward...