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/2009/11/children-behind-bars-the-system-is-failing-our-youth/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/11/children-behind-bars-the-system-is-failing-our-youth/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:31 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=2857

It appears we have turned our backs on the youth of this country, just recently at one high school in Palo Alto, California four teens committed suicide by stepping in front of a train. Then there are the recent reports of a group of 20 high school kids participating and standing by watching a brutal [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/11/children-behind-bars-the-system-is-failing-our-youth/feed/ 2 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/making-a-difference-for-struggling-teens/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/making-a-difference-for-struggling-teens/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:42:12 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1496 I have been writing in this blog for over a year and it suddenly occurred to me what am I really doing? How can I take this blog to a new level and really make a difference? How can TroubledTeenBlog (TTB) be a mover and a shaker for struggling teens? I am not talking about [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/making-a-difference-for-struggling-teens/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/a-beautiful-teen-day-in-san-francisco/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/a-beautiful-teen-day-in-san-francisco/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:57:59 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=340

It is not often that I experience San Francisco when the weather is great. Luck was on my side and yesterday I took a mental health day and went on a personal field trip. Life is so much easier for me in the summer and not to mention that it is August, which sadly is [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/08/a-beautiful-teen-day-in-san-francisco/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/positive-peer-culture-adolescent-residential-treatment-philosophy/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/positive-peer-culture-adolescent-residential-treatment-philosophy/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:38:23 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=253 What is Positive Peer Culture? It is widely known that adolescents are influenced by their peers. Many of the Residential and Therapeutic Boarding Schools for both adolescents and adults have what they call a “positive peer culture” therapeutic model. I had never heard of this term until we joined the ranks of residential treatment for [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/positive-peer-culture-adolescent-residential-treatment-philosophy/feed/ 3 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/troubled-teens-are-not-criminals/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/troubled-teens-are-not-criminals/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:06:17 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=126 A couple of interesting articles that were forwarded to me this week, both dealing with troubled teens that are consistently getting into trouble, who should be held accountable the parents, schools or the courts?  A woman in the UK started out in law enforcement and now does coaching for teens and families. She was frustrated with [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/troubled-teens-are-not-criminals/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/saturday-morning-stretch-email-from-a-reader/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/saturday-morning-stretch-email-from-a-reader/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:05:18 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=88 Some of my readers like to comment on the blog and others send me wonderful emails. All of you make this blog what it is today, thank you and let’s keep sharing. Here is a mini-story I received this morning from a single mom with a troubled teen. Anyone that would like to comment or [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/07/saturday-morning-stretch-email-from-a-reader/feed/ 0