Few people will argue that being a teen boy in today’s world is challenging. After all, they are experiencing strong emotions and mood swings, experiencing a lot of social and academic pressure and start to become more independent, with all the anxiety and excitement that brings to both teens and parents. Of course, emotional and […]
Archives for February 2017
Finding Help for Placing Your Teen at a Therapeutic Boarding School
Therapeutic boarding schools offers students many new techniques and skills to target their individual needs which may be preventing them from properly learning or developing necessary life skills. There is a slow therapy process to be applied of different approaches to rectify a troubled teen’s issues, while making sure to give each one the personal […]
Learning To Trust Your Teen Again After They Are Home From Boarding School
Trust is a funny thing. It can be a bedrock foundation, unshakeable, and consistent. It’s often something on which we can rely when we have nothing else left. It’s a positive and healthy element in any functional relationship, and a necessary component to becoming a healthy adult. However, trust is also fragile. It can be […]
Why Boarding Schools Shouldn’t Be a Last Resort for a Troubled Boy
Boarding schools can be extremely polarizing. Parents often fear and avoid them. The idea is unfortunately common that shipping your kid off to boarding school is giving up or abandoning them. It’s an admission of guilt and insufficiency – “I wasn’t good enough. I was a bad parent. I can’t handle my teen.” Many parents […]