http://www.troubledteenblog.com Families Struggling with Troubled Teen Issues Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:10:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/with-drinking-parent-rules-do-affect-teens-choices-npr/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/with-drinking-parent-rules-do-affect-teens-choices-npr/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 03:02:23 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3206 With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens’ Choices : NPR. As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/with-drinking-parent-rules-do-affect-teens-choices-npr/feed/ 1 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/there-is-hope-for-our-troubled-teens/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/there-is-hope-for-our-troubled-teens/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 15:53:41 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3175 Today I have the pleasure of meeting my youngest sons probation officer. He has been picked up twice for drinking, I have already spent two days crying about how I have gone wrong and now I have accepted that he is on his own path. As you can imagine a teen that is having trouble [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/05/there-is-hope-for-our-troubled-teens/feed/ 3 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/prescription-over-the-counter-drug-use-among-teens/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/prescription-over-the-counter-drug-use-among-teens/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:32:41 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=672 Pharm Parties and Trail Mix, Not What You May Think A continuing problem, but illicit drug use seems to have stabilized for the 12-17 year old age group.  As the non-medical prescription painkiller and over the counter drug use rate increases for those aged 12 and older. Even though the use of illicit drugs may [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/prescription-over-the-counter-drug-use-among-teens/feed/ 2 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/09/how-to-turn-down-a-drink-in-social-situations/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/09/how-to-turn-down-a-drink-in-social-situations/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:41:16 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=629 Thought this was a fun post for the weekend How to Turn Down a Drink – wikiHow. The pressure to drink tends to be less as you age and attend parties or social situations. The sloppy drunk is usually looked down upon or someone escorts the person out before they  make a total fool out of [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/09/how-to-turn-down-a-drink-in-social-situations/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/colleges-and-universities-need-to-be-proactive-when-it-comes-to-underage-drinking/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/colleges-and-universities-need-to-be-proactive-when-it-comes-to-underage-drinking/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:55:37 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=519 The drinking age debate goes on and appears to be a hot topic with the development of the Amethyst Initiative. This is my second post on this subject this week.  As I was reading the Wall Street Journal tonight and really got to thinking about the issue. If someone is starting college out of high school they would [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/colleges-and-universities-need-to-be-proactive-when-it-comes-to-underage-drinking/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/teen-drinking-age-college-campuses/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/teen-drinking-age-college-campuses/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:28:26 +0000 Niteowl http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=508

Today is the first day of school, my youngest son is starting high school this year. A milestone in anyone’s life and now the goal is to get him through it in one piece. Those of us with struggling teens in our families know this can be a difficult task. After having one troubled teen [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/teen-drinking-age-college-campuses/feed/ 0