Troubled Teens Resources

Teen boarding schools offer parents an alternative to the agenda driven public schools where often the talented, but emotionally troubled teen, receives little support or recognition of their gifts or skills. In fact, it is often that combination that can prove incendiary; intelligence and emotional problems. If the intelligence and uniqueness of an individual teen is not nurtured, they often fail to recognize it themselves, emphasizing only what they view as their failures.

“Just as everyone is born with a different finger print, every person needs to feel there is something unique about their existence. As a counselor, I try to help teens at risk …to find out where the “jewels” in their personality can be found.”

Troubled teenagers who are educated to deeply regard the value of life will also value their own life more. And if their education teaches them how to use their gifts to create a life they want, they are less likely to start down the road of teenage drug abuse.

“Even in the darkest of teenage minds, counselors and parents can uncover unpolished pearls. Just like diamond mining, jewels are sometimes hiding below the surface while others can be found by digging down deep. To reach out to a teenager, you need to act like a metal detector hovering over the sands of a beach, listening for the sounds of lost change or other treasures.”

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