I am slowly coming to terms and understandin that Addiction is a disease. I have been in denial about a family memeber having a “real” addiction problem. I always thought they would grow out of it, but now with many months behind us in treatment I am beginning to come to terms with this addiction and my role in this [...]
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I guess I am falling prey to media hype, when I first read about the 17 teens in a small Massachusetts town that all got pregnant at the same time. I thought wow good blogging material for my troubled teen blog. But then I saw it was all over the blogosphere and decided no one [...]
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Most Adolescent Residential Treatment Centers or Teen Therapeutic Boarding Schools have what they call “contraband“ which is consists of a list of items that are off limits. Therapeutic Boarding Schools tend to be more leniant on items allowed than the RTC’s. Most contraband is for the protection of everyone at the school. As you read through the [...]
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I just viewed this YouTube Video on the Girl Blog- Respect Rx. There is a lot of good honest information on this blog for teenage girls, not to mention boys can learn something too. Watch the video and learn about the Girl Effect and how YOU can change the world. More information behind this project: Nike Foundation, [...]
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As I was searching through the internet I found this Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution article. When you have a troubled teen in your home there can be excessive conflict not only between parents and your teens, but also between the parents with their partners. Home life becomes very turbulent and conflict causes a lot of stress and when [...]
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New Haven Residential Treatment Center was awarded Utah’s Best of State Award for the category of “Youth Treatment Center“. New Haven’s residential treatment program helps adolescent girls achieve positive change and growth through academic, therapeutic and relationship-focused experiences, they are located in Spanish Fork and Saratoga Springs, Utah. According to the press release, “nominees for [...]
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When I was a kid no one thought twice about going down to the local high school after dark climbing the fence and taking a dip. If the police patroled we would all go under water until they passed by. Now it is a little different. Between Facebook, MySpace and text messaging teens are now [...]
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Click to view video on Teens and Stress When teens express to adults they are stressed-out, most adults think “how can you be stressed, wait until you are older, thats when real stress begins”. It is well known that all ages experience some form or stress, even the youngest preschooler. During the teen years stress may [...]
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