by Natalie | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog
You turn on the television and flip through the channels. Stopping on a show that you’ve seen your teen daughter and her friends talking about on social media, you watch the oversexualized young people tackle adult topics that are well beyond their maturity levels,...
by Natalie | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog
When your teen gets angry, one of the worst things you can do is fight back. The screaming, the shouting and the arguments aren’t just affecting you and your teen, but everyone around you, too. Including your family. If you have little ones looking up to you teen this...
by Natalie | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog
Back in 2000, professional researchers suggested the “provision of specialized services and programs for women in order to improve outcomes of drug abuse treatment.” Today, that is available to you in the form of all-girl therapeutic boarding schools. Teenage girls...
by Natalie | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog
The years of raising a teenager are tumultuous and full of peril, or so it may seem. Helping your teen through the various challenges they face is an important part of your job. It can be incredibly difficult when they are secretive or resistant to your involvement....
by Natalie | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
Troubled teens are committing crimes at an alarming rate. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 13% of violent crime arrests and 22% of property crime arrests were people who were under the age of 18. In 2010, there were 784 juveniles...
by Natalie | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog
Parents across the country simply want to pretend it isn’t happening. It’s way too scary to think about, and so uncomfortable to address honestly with teens. Plus… your teen probably isn’t doing it, right? The unfortunate reality is that...
