Girls boarding schools must be experiencing quite a bit of business these days if a close friend of a teen age daughter serves as a barometer.
“I don’t care what she calls me, she will not have girl friends who think oral sex is just a form of affection. I will not have it. I caved […]
Teens at risk for teen age drug abuse can be diverted from that path if their vision for the future can inspire them. Often troubled teens have no way of visualizing another life or a future that they can believe in. Programs that can give the troubled teen a new paradigm, a new perspective, are […]
Teen crisis interventions are most often needed in single parent homes and for troubled teens who are from divorced families. Given the high divorce rate for American families, it is understandable that so many teens are rudderless and at risk.
“The number of divorced Americans rose from 4.3 million in 1970 to 18.3 million in 1996, […]
Teen help can be obtained from many, many sources, both privately funded or programs initiated by the government or non-profits. Troubled teen boarding schools, military schools and other private institutions are also available if your troubled teen needs a more comprehensive approach to their problems. Yet with all of those choices, some parents still can’t […]
Girls boarding schools may seem like an anachronism to some parents. Very powerful cultural influences are attempting to erase the differences between genders while the reality of teens struggling with normal sexuality is compounded and exacerbated by a barrage of conflicting messages from the media.
“One of the most fascinating shows on self-image for teens was […]
Troubled teenagers are not only confronted with the typical traumas associated with youth, they serve as a giant media target for marketing every product and trend under the sun.
A site dedicated to counter the power of media in your teens life,Shaping Youth, might be worthy of bookmarking. Their emphasis is on media’s promotion of unhealthy […]
Teen help usually is sponsored or initiated by schools and government agencies and non-profits, but perhaps the most powerful source of teen help comes from parents themselves. Parents whose family or community has been impacted by teen age drug abuse, drinking and driving and other destructive behaviors.
Five Moms is a group that emerged as […]
Troubled teenagers, fortunately, have thousands of advocates that they have no idea exist.These are the dedicated doctors and scientists that often author innovative therapies and behavioral programs to aid in teen crisis interventions.
One such exert is Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, a professor of psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry & Alcohol Research Center at the […]
Military boarding schools can take the bully out of the bully and replace it with the self-confidence that cruel behavior typically indicates is lacking. A bully 9 times out of 10 has very low self-esteem which supports a defensive stance to the world. A bully is always sure that every word is a criticism or […]
Attention Deficit Disorder when treated with medication has a definite downside that is not fully or adequately discussed by advocates of Ritalin and other various amphetamines. It can start a troubled teen down the road to addiction. Be it Ritalin or any other mood altering drug, when administered without any attempt to address the behavioral […]