I am not sure how excited he was about leaving this morning but he did it. I felt some sadness within him but maybe goodbye is difficult under any circumstance. I took pictures like any proud parent as their offspring starts a new adventure. He left early, I offered to give him a ride into [...]
I am humbled! Out of misery comes recognition, Troubled Teen Blog, or TTB as I like to call it, is on this list! The list was assembled by the Family Nurse Practitioner Programs and I didn’t even know the blog was there until I chanced upon it. WOW-WEE Top 50 Mommybloggers for Family Health Tips. [...]
It started in mid-February, school was no longer exciting and to my knowledge he was not studying but continued to attend classes. His personal hygiene and grooming was getting questionable, I noticed he was not combing his hair. His attitude toward society was always rebellious but now downright negative and does not care about the consequences for breaking the law.
Saw this article on the internet and thought some of you may be interested in the information. I am not familiar with all these blogs only a few. The ten best addiction and recovery blogs. Comment below if you have opinions about any of them or have your own favorites. Thinking about it how can [...]
When he was entering the sixth grade, my husband and I had made plans for Josh to attend military school. The phone calls from his elementary school about behavior were becoming more and more frequent, our family life was completely disrupted, he was already on pretty substantial doses of stimulant and antipsychotic medications;
Read about the author and part one of this story by clicking here I Can’t Control My Teen’s Choices, My Journey To Understanding – Part Two The texts started coming in around 2:00 PM today. I was on the phone speaking to a woman about a household project I’d been working on. The first one [...]
A personal story from a guest blogger sharing her experiences coping with a troubled teen. She is from New York State has a blended family and a mother of six. One of the six has special needs along with her troubled teen.
If you are dealing with a troubled teen you know this scenario all to well. The choices and tradeoffs we make and the stress it causes on the household. At the beginning of our journey with my troubled teen my husband and I lost almost a year of work trying to deal with my sons [...]