Troubled Teens Resources

Troubled teenagers have every reason to be troubled given the culture that they have had spoon fed to them these past few decades.
Susan Carney at Suite101.com makes the point well when she discusses the issue of sexual harassment charges between teens at school. What in the world do parents expect? Their teens watch women treated like “hos” everyday. Paris Hilton has been seen in every intimate act that can be videotaped yet Hollywood and the press idolize her.

“Kids are involved in a sort of runaway culture that is moving so faster that many parents simply can’t keep up. The images and themes permitted on TV and in movies are more provocative than ever before.
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This issue brings to the fore an interesting but rarely talked about intersection of maturity level and culture for our kids. If developmentally they are not able to handle and process much of the sexual content that is in their faces on a regular basis, should we be aghast that it comes to the surface in their daily interactions with one another?”

Troubled teen boarding school is probably the best thing that can ever happen to the teens who eventually enroll in one. At least the highly volatile teen years are spent in a structured environment based on discipline,self-respect and high achievement. Poor behavior is scorned, not celebrated. Restraint is admired, not derided as suffocating. Men and women are celebrated not for their sexual prowess or drug rehabs but for their accomplishments in the arts, sciences,technology and literature.