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Behavior Modification At Therapeutic Boarding Schools
If you aren’t familiar with it, teen behavior modification therapy can sound like something aliens do in a science fiction novel. However, its actually a therapeutic technique designed to help adjust a teenager’s behavior to move away from what is negative toward that...
Defeating The Stigma With Therapeutic Boarding Schools
One of the biggest reasons that parents hesitate to enroll their troubled teens into a residential therapy program is because they want to avoid the social stigma. Even though therapeutic boarding schools are quite successful in helping teens overcome their issues,...
Differences In Therapeutic Boarding Schools & Residential Treatment Programs
If you are just beginning your journey of getting professional help for your troubled teen, you are probably being introduced to a lot of new vocabulary that can be confusing and overwhelming. When it comes to long-term treatment options, you’re probably hearing...
Does My Troubled Teen Need A Therapeutic Boarding School?
When your troubled teen is beyond the help that you can give them at home and their school is no longer a viable option, it may be time to consider a therapeutic boarding school. It doesn’t mean your child is bad or has to be “sent away.” Instead, you should view it...
Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs & Therapeutic Boarding Schools
Much of a therapeutic boarding school’s curricula is based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This theory, first published by a psychology professor in 1943, prioritizes a human’s innate human needs. When one level of need is fulfilled, humans move up to the next level,...
When Are Therapeutic Boarding Schools Needed For Teen Drug Abuse
Parents often discover that their teen is struggling with drug abuse long after early intervention is possible. For parents who are just finding out about their child’s issues, it can be scary and troubling, wondering what to do and how to get the right help for their...
Why Are Therapeutic Boarding Schools Best For My Teen?
As a parent, watching your teen make life-changing mistakes is heartbreaking. Whether your teen is acting out due to trouble in school, family issues, substance abuse (themselves or a family member), or other emotional disturbances, what happens to your teen affects...
Why Choose Military School & Boot Camps For My Teen
Is your teenager exhibiting troubling behavior? Are they making poor choices when it comes to school or friends? Do you feel like you don’t know your own child anymore? Are you worried about what your teen is doing to their future? Are you noticing troubling behavior...
Why Choose Therapeutic Boarding Schools
Protecting your child comes as second nature to you, but what about when the threat to your teen comes from within. In other words, when you see your teen struggling with issues, whether its mental health, substance abuse, emotional trauma or something similar, you’d...
You Can Get A High School Diploma At Therapeutic Boarding Schools
There’s no doubt about it--education is a critical part of successfully tackling the adult world. But when your teen has a difficult time in school, you probably feel panic that they are setting themselves up for failure even before they get started! If your teen...
Helping Bullied Youth at Risk of Substance Abuse
Understanding bullying Does bullying increase the youth at risk of substance abuse? Bullying is a pervasive issue with serious implications for individuals' well-being and development. The term “bullying” encompasses a variety of interactions, such as name-calling,...
How is my teen’s addiction treated?
The basics on detox, outpatient, and residential addiction treatment for teens. Plus where you can go as a parent for support! More on how teen addiction is treated here.
Bullying Prevention Month 2014 – Infographic
Liahona Academy put together a great infographic on the bullying campaigns this month. Join the fight and take a stand against bullying! Join the fight against bullying, spread the word and get involved! www.liahonaacademy.com.
Pornography Addiction Resources
Pornography Addiction Link Roundup We have been talking more about the growing troubles that teens and adults are facing today with problems with sexual devience and pornography addiction. We have noticed some great organizations that are going the extra mile to...
My kid is addicted: Now what?
How can parents cope with a kid who is dealing with addiction? By seeking help to address your own needs and actions. We review more here.