Aftercare Options for Teens Leaving Treatment
Many treatment programs have an aftercare system built into their programs to help families with the initial transition from treatment back home, to college or elsewhere.
Is Your Teen Sexually Promiscuous?
An overly controlling reaction to teenage sexuality may actually precipitate more, not less, sexual activity.
Peer Pressure Vs Autonomy
Many parents mistake poor but independent decision making for peer pressure in order to preserve an illusion of their own child's innocence.
A Comprehensive Approach to Self-Harm
For a person who has had no experience with intentional self-harm, it is a confusing and frightening phenomenon.
Is Your Teen Unmotivated?
The best way to explore an understanding of your own teen’s motivational struggles is to observe and engage her in a spirit of compassion and non-judging curiosity.
Low Self Esteem
Like other adolescent emotional issues, low self esteem presents a number of chicken and egg conundrums.
Wilderness Therapy
A brief overview of the nature and function of quality wilderness therapy programs for parents considering that option for their teen.
Are You Enabling Your Teen?
You may be engaging in a rescuing style of parenting, which may enable and exacerbate your teen’s problem behaviors.
School Avoidance
Many teens are no longer just occasionally playing hooky to get a taste of freedom and mild mischief.
Adolescent Sleep Deprivation
Teachers, parents and mental health professionals agree that adolescents in this country are chronically fatigued during the day due an epidemic of sleep deprivation.