February 14th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Karen watched her son Sean walk down the driveway, his shoulders sagging, his gait shuffling, almost like an old man. He stood by the street looking for his team mates to pick him up to go “shoot some hoops”,but, for the first time Karen acts on the long growing suspicion that perhaps her teenager isn’t […]
February 14th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary Defines intervention as “the act or fact of interfering with a condition to modify it or with a process to change its course”.
American Heritage Dictionary defines intervene as “To come, appear, or lie between two things.”
Most parents would not hesitate to throw themselves between their child and an oncoming car if […]
February 14th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Boot camps, boarding schools, military schools, teen ranches, wilderness youth programs. Choices - a seemingly infinite number of of choices. For a parent with a teen who is advancing rapidly down the road to destruction, the multitude of programs and treatment facilites from which to select the best treatment program can be frightening and confusing.
As […]