Therapeutic Wilderness Programs for Struggling Teens
Are Therapeutic Wilderness Program the Answer for Your Struggling Teen? Therapeutic wilderness is a licensed, evidence-based treatment model that uses the natural environment to treat teens with behavioral and mental health challenges. For struggling teens, these programs remove them from their everyday environment and place them in nature to address the behavioral issues driving their […]
The Truth about Short Term Treatment Programs
Why Short Term Residential Treatment Centers May Not Be the Best Choice for Teens Struggling with Mental Health Issues Let’s talk about teen mental health treatment, specifically short term residential (RTCs.) Should you consider one of these programs for your struggling child? Do they help or harm? Are they enough? When should parents consider them? […]
Parenting Tips for Helping Teenagers with Mental Health Issues
The last few years have been incredibly disruptive for teenagers and their families. The impact the pandemic has had on our teens has been tremendous! From changing how they view school, their social dynamics, and their relationships with family and friends. It may be a shock to realize that the isolation and disruption our children […]
Parenting Tips for Parents of ADHD Teens
As a parenting coach, I often talk to parents who feel like they are failing when it comes to raising their teens, especially when a parent has a teen with ADHD who is in-midst of a rebellion or acting aggressively. In this blog, I’d like to shed light on the reality of parenting teens. It’s […]
What is Normal Teenage Behavior? A Parent’s Guide to Understanding At-Risk Traits
Learning how to interpret your teen’s evolving behavior is a challenge. Maybe you’re thinking: “I took risks as a teenager but seeing them do it worries me.” “I’m afraid that these behaviors will lead to something worse down the road.” “I think this is just peer pressure but these warning signs have me concerned.” I’m […]
Finding Help for Our Son
Thank Goodness for Mary Warren! I have tremendous gratitude for Mary and the help she has provided my family. My son has historically had many challenges with peers and authority figures over the years, beginning when he first entered a school setting in elementary school. He struggled with participating in groups, and would have frequent […]
Entitled Teenagers
What Is Entitle-itis? Does My Teen Have It? Even though you have most likely never heard the word entitle-itis, it does exist in the world… and as a parent of a teenager, you may be very familiar with it. Not actually the word…but the “figurative inflammation” of entitlement. What is the meaning of “an entitled teenager?” First, […]
A Mother’s Journey to Finding a Therapeutic School for Her Struggling Teen
An Inspiring Story of Transformation & Healing at Therapeutic School About a 16-year Old Boy Struggling with Depression and Substance Misuse A must-read! How Amy found the right therapeutic program for her struggling teen, Jimmy. A journey of hope for parents of teens struggling with similar behavioral challenges. I placed Jimmy in a therapeutic boarding […]
Sudden Teenage Rebellion
When A Switch Flips, And You No Longer Know Your Own Kid? It’s jaw-dropping and disconcerting to suddenly not recognize your own teenager. How and why does your teenage daughter suddenly rebel like this? Your daughter changed because she’s trying to find her own style and wants to become independent. This is why when […]
Preventing Teen Suicide
Teen Suicide: Could Your Teen Be Next? As a concerned and loving parent, you have done your suicide prevention research, read the articles, listened to the experts. You’re pretty sure that you know the warning signs of suicide among teenagers, and as far as you can tell your child appears to be okay. There are […]