June 6th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Military boarding schools, brat camps,troubled teen boarding schools often get a bum rap in a society where progressive theories on parenting have run amuck.
The proponents of the current dogma insist on making children victims, sheltering them from the harsh facts of life by protecting them from competition, by making failure a bad word, by teaching […]
June 6th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teens at risk for teen age drug abuse problems, to some extent, can direct some stark criticism at adults. In a world where there is a pill touted for any ailment or disorder, imaginary or not, how are teens supposed to take seriously the constant imprecations to be drug free?
That adults tend to speak “out […]
June 6th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teen crisis intervention is the most powerful when it induces in the troubled teen a vision for the future that they never before could imagine. When their talents and skills are tapped and they can feel the high of recognition for a job well done. Often addictive personalities trade one addiction for another. If it […]