When you look at the numbers of random public shootings carried out by troubled teens in the past few years, you have to wonder what’s going on. Is it drugs? Is it nutrition? Is it really a chemical imbalance of some kind? Is it social stress?
February 12 of 2007, hit too close to home for […]
A father from the snowy mountain west region of the US cautions teens about the consumption of energy drinks. He recently lost his 16 year old son while on a ski trip after consuming too many energy drinks in one day. Apparently his heart simply stopped. He’s not alone though. There have been many energy […]
Yesterday’s troubled teens blog told the success story of a mother who completely changed the eating habits of her family, resulting in a remarkable difference in her troubled teens’ behavior. Today I thought you may want to know some specifics that she included or excluded in her families diet.
Please don’t take this as a medical […]
It’s no big secret that nutrition and exercise affects us physically, mentally and yes, behaviorally. More and more studies are showing this to be true. That’s why Carol, a mother of two troubled teens completely changed their entire families lifestyle, especially in the food department.
Carol actually had five teenagers at that time, three of which […]
If only us parents could get a sneak peak into our kids lives when they think we’re not looking. Well that wish came true for some parents courtesy of Youtube.com.
In this first situation, a mom received a phone call from another parent regarding something she found her teens and friends watching on Youtube.com. The concerned […]
Laura a new RN, fresh out of college, went into complete shock when she first entered the field, working at a regular clinic with numerous doctors. It was unbelievable as to the number of patients seeking prescription narcotics. It was literally every other patient. Some patients had a very good reason for it, but the […]
As I was a reading a success story about a troubled teen, there was a phrase that jumped out. It was, “go after jobs (you want), not just that ones that are advertising in the paper”. Wow, that is excellent advice for anyone, not just troubled teens. It goes right along side of the expression […]
The world if full of wonderful and charitable people who would give in a heartbeat. Charity isn’t always monetary. It can be giving of ourselves. For example we could give of our time to tutor troubled teens who need extra help in school, so they don’t get frustrated and drop out. Education is often the […]
It’s no big secret that productive hobbies are a great way to keep kids and teens out of trouble. Some choose collecting and trading collector cards, some choose snowboarding, but then others choose something truly unique like collecting sharks teeth that wash up on shore. Or how about collecting meteorites?! Now that’s one you don’t […]
Two new studies have insights on troubled teens and how alcohol addiction could start before they are even born. It can start with the drinking habits of their mothers. If a baby’s mother is abusing alcohol it can have a profound effect on her baby. That is not new information. But what is surprising is […]