When your teen is in a residential treatment program or a therapeutic boarding school families receive limited phone time a week. At the treatment program my son is with we receive one 20 minute phone call a week. In the past they have been very friendly, fun and we always look forward to them but tonight was [...]
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 [...]
The more I am around teens the more I realize how impulsive their behaviors can be; I’ve got to have it now, is a common impulsive behavior and is somewhat acceptable. But what happens when the adolescent doesn’t get what they want NOW and strikes out in anger to relieve the stress? They don’t get what [...]