Oppositional Defiance Disorder is said to be a difficult diagnosis. The over arching question is when do you decide a child or a troubled teen is just displaying age appropriate defiance or when their behavior points to a more serious psychological problem. The article linked below seems to depict the distinction clearly in describing the […]
Schools for troubled teens seem like a throwback to the 18th century for some out-of-control teens. Especially for those teens who are addicted. No, we are not talking about teen age drug abuse and addictions. Add internet addiction to your lexicon of destructive habits that you do not want your teen to acquire.
These kids need […]
Teens at risk can manifest symptoms of behavioral problems in peculiar and very destructive ways. An acquaintance recently enrolled her daughter in a troubled teen boarding school. She had been having problems for almost two years prior to coming to the conclusion that Jenny would not get the support she needed from the public school […]