A friend of mine, a personal trainer, recalls resigning a job at a local gym because of his protest over the flagrant disregard that the gym owners and trainers had for obvious steroid use by teen members. This was after the gym had already lost a trainer - only thirty years old - to a […]
Troubled teenagers are soon going to have more time on their hands to cause trouble. For a parent surveying the summer ahead there is a certain amount of dread. Alcohol continues to be the most widely abused substance amongst teens and summer months seem to amplify the problem. Statistics and consequences are unforgiving in the […]
Teens at risk have inspired communities across the nation to provide a variety of teen crisis intervention programs at a grass roots level. Such a program is just now being launched in a small Ohio town.
“Eighth-grader Dylan Weaver said he sees a problem with drinking and drug abuse among his peers.
Weaver, of Pickerington, found […]
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder can be tackled by many methods besides medication. Recent studies have indicated a correlation between ADHD and too much media consumption. Other studies indicate outdoor activities as a tools for managing ADD. It’s been demonstrated that weight lifting and martial arts programs are excellent for counteracting ADHD. So disconnect the […]
Teen crisis interventions would certainly not have become the norm if parents , over the years, had not slowly abdicated their power and authority over their own kids. Be it the result of misguided theories espoused by “progressive parenting” pundits or simply by falling for the erroneous teaching that advocates treating children as if they […]
Troubled teenagers make for troubled parents. Most materials are directed at teen age drug abuse and risky teen behaviors but few materials cover the immense satisfaction that parenting can bring.
Parents of troubled teens must always take time to remember why they fight for their teens. If parents have forgotten the possibilities offered in a purposefully […]
A&E’s Intervention website offers parents basic resources for parents that will help them become acquainted with teen age drug abuse, drug vernacular, paraphernalia, drug classifications, and other materials that serve as a starting point to building an arsenal of information on drugs and drug culture.
Summer often sees an upsurge in a category of drugs that […]
Troubled teenagers have every reason to be troubled given the culture that they have had spoon fed to them these past few decades.
Susan Carney at Suite101.com makes the point well when she discusses the issue of sexual harassment charges between teens at school. What in the world do parents expect? Their teens watch women treated […]
Teen crisis intervention will be necessary as long as teens are considered marketing targets for both drug dealers and Madison Avenue.
We’ve posted before on the devious ingenuity drug dealers have recently exhibited by marketing their drugs to pre teens and elementary school kids. A post at Shaping Youth rightfully points out the same strategies at […]
Military boarding schools and other private schools can produce some unexpected benefits. Unlike your typical teen, troubled teens in boarding schools are not inundated with media 24/7. In many cases there are no media privileges except for those students who are at the top tier of their classes.
Many recent studies are bearing out what a […]