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/2010/10/book-choices-on-teen-cutting/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/book-choices-on-teen-cutting/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:24:35 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3368 I have not read this book but have heard great reviews. If you have known a cutter this book may help put some perspective on why people cut. This is the book and product description from Amazon: Willow Seven months ago, on a rainy March night, sixteen-year- old Willow’s parents drank too much wine and [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/book-choices-on-teen-cutting/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/03/visiting-reading-beautiful-boy/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/03/visiting-reading-beautiful-boy/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:02:58 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1924 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/03/visiting-reading-beautiful-boy/feed/ 2 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/a-regular-guy-growing-up-with-autism/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/a-regular-guy-growing-up-with-autism/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:06:31 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1393 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/a-regular-guy-growing-up-with-autism/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/boys-are-lagging-behind-girls-in-education/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/boys-are-lagging-behind-girls-in-education/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:59:30 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1153 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/boys-are-lagging-behind-girls-in-education/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/book-giveaway-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-teens-talk-101-best-stories/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/book-giveaway-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-teens-talk-101-best-stories/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:33:55 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1071 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/book-giveaway-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-teens-talk-101-best-stories/feed/ 2 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/parenting-teens-with-love-and-logic/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/parenting-teens-with-love-and-logic/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:20:34 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1008 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/parenting-teens-with-love-and-logic/feed/ 2