Troubled Teens Resources

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 hear of every day.

Collecting meteorites is not only fun, but it opens a world of questions and interests that teens curious minds begin researching. One teen from Arizona even found a way to pay for his way to college by selling his meteorites at the many rocks and mineral shows across the nation. 

Another teenager from Mississippi was already a troubled teen when he started his meteorite collection. His counselor recommended to his mom that she encourage him to start a hobby. She knew it had to be something truly unique. As a surprise reward for good grades one month, she bought him an inexpensive metal detector. The idea was just to go out and have fun finding coins and other little treasures. She had no idea what he would find or what it would turn into. Sure enough he found little meteorites which sparked an interest. To motivate him to behave and have good grades, she would take him on meteorite hounding adventures. With his parents support and involvement along with his inexpensive hobby, this young man is apparently doing very well staying out of trouble and keeping the grades up.