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Happy Holiday’s and AWOL Teens Don’t Mix Well Together It is almost Christmas and  families with teens in residential treatment may be preparing for a home visit. The feelings of both excitement to have the family together and the anxiety that goes with it can be over whelming. The worst parent fear – “will my [...]

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Sharing my story this Thanksgiving and looking back at 4 yeas with Troubled Teen Blog as the journey continues.

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There are no real holidays when dealing with a troubled teen or any other problem person for that matter. It does not matter what day it is they are still troubled. I thought this was a good article to help cope and support your teen during the holidays. There are 6 ideas for getting through [...]

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Planning for a holiday home visit with a trouble teen is stressful. There is so much anticipation around what the holidays should be, whether you are going to visit your teen at the RTC  (residential treatment center) or if they will be home. We had what I will call three “RTC Christmas’s” and I want [...]

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Remembrance and Memorial Day
Remembrance and Memorial Day

Many of our teens troubled or not after high school go off to serve in one of the various branches of the United States Military. On Memorial Day we remember those  that lost their lives for our freedom. It is our young men and women that risk their lives and are on the front lines [...]

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From my desktop to yours, wishing you rose petals and chocolate bars on Valentine’s Day.
Thank you to all my readers and commenters for the “TroubledTeenBlog” love.

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TroubleTeenBlog wishes you a perfect imperfect Christmas and thanks for reading, commenting and your continued support for our Troubled Teens throughout the year.

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I know it is the day after Thanksgiving but this is one of those holidays that tends to drag on especially when a member of your family is in residential treatment and traditions may be broken. Following is a father’s expression of gratitude  when a family is enduring tough times. —————————————————- My emotions are pretty [...]

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