From the category archives:
Visiting My Son In Treatment
Just when you thought the visits to treatment centers in Utah are over, I am back again, visiting my son in beautiful Provo, Utah. I had business in Utah so I thought I would sneak in a weekend with my son. Provo really is not that bad. Also coincidentally I was [...]
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I am looking at this book on my desk and so many thoughts are running through my head on how I should introduce Laura Shumaker the author. I am struck by the title; “A Regular Guy”, and how it rings true for parents with children of special needs. How important it is for them to [...]
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Boys are at a disadvantage when it comes to today’s education model
The education emphasis of the ’90’s was to help the girl’s succeed, especially in areas of math and science, while the boys are lagging behind, particularly in reading and writing. Today parents and educators, are scrambling to address the problems, from questioning teaching methods in preschool [...]
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Troubled Teen Blog Book Give Away Chicken Soup for the Soul by Teens
Troubled Teen Blog is excited to give away a copy of four Chicken Soup for the Soul books to four lucky readers. To be eligible for a free copy leave a comment on any post or sign up for the email alerts on the [...]
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Twice a year the residential treatment facility my son attends has a 3 day parent conference. At this time parents have the opportunity to meet other families, the staff and teachers. The conference goes into detail on how the residential treatment center deals with our adolescents and their issues. They also provide parenting workshops to [...]
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Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay, and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York
By Kai Wright
The author, Kai Wright, has taken a look at three adolescents that chose to live on the streets of New York. The author is a journalist and wanted to understand why these teens would put themselves at risk [...]
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Stress Reduction Ideas for Teens
August 25, 2008 · 0 comments
in Books, Teen Stress
Don’t Stress The Small Stuff For Teens – Good Book for Back to School and Teen Stress
I know my son gets stressed out during the school year, especially now that he is starting his Freshman year of High School. His moods seem to go up and down, there is nothing I can say or do [...]
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