The health of our children affects all of us as our future depends on our young people who will eventually be the adults who take over the leadership of this nation. When a child is young, neglect, all types of abuse and conflicts between feuding parents contribute to his growth into a teen and his […]
Archives for July 2016
Mobile Apps and Their Potential To Crush Your Teens Confidence
How did you find this website? Did it pop up in a Google search? Did a friend share it on Facebook? In today’s world that’s just how things go. We’re connected, logged in, online, posting, tagging and liking. And his new lifestyle has had a profound impact on how we communicate with each other, for […]
What Every Parent Needs to Know About Teen Depression
As parents, we never want to think our teens are struggling with something as serious as depression. We may tell ourselves it’s just hormones or that the depressed mood is just a part of adolescence. While these factors can be contributing to teen behaviors, sometimes, it’s much more than just a phase – it’s an […]
A Parent’s Cheat Sheet to Navigating the Painkiller Epidemic
Teens are overdosing on drugs that are easily found in their parent’s medicine cabinet. Actually, 70% of teens report their easiest source of drugs is in their home. With drug overdose being the leading cause of accidental death in this country, we as parents, need to do something now. It’s up to us to save […]
How You Can Help Your Addicted Teen with No-Rescue Parenting
Over the past two decades, incidents of overprotective parenting have risen. Also called helicopter parenting, this approach involves parents swooping in to save their children from any potential harm. Unfortunately, many teens grow up without developing problem-solving and coping skills. When parents constantly intervene and save them, young people feel as if they are unable […]
Negative Stigmas Associated with Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Troubled Teens
Boarding schools serve as a popular recourse for parents who are desperate to correct delinquent behavior in their adolescent children. But popular fiction and stereotypes have created a negative image of these facilities that creates apprehension in parents. While it would be naïve to completely discount potential areas of concern as any industry has examples […]