When A Teen Is In Residential Treatment Holiday Traditions May Change Every Thanksgiving now marks a milestone. Thanksgiving seems to be the time of year when there have been major shifts in the tide at our home. It was Thanksgiving two years ago, unbeknownst to me my son was spiraling downward and I was launched [...]
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We have sent our son to a Wilderness Therapy Program for the summer. Life is much calmer at home but the constant heart ache does not go away. The house is quieter but I can still hear his voice or see him coming down the stairs, I realize our family will never be the same. [...]
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We are getting close to wrapping up the end of a wonderful holiday weekend. We were lucky and participated in many different festive events. Music concerts with friends, the fair with family and a baseball game. It really was a nice relaxing weekend. With all the distractions there was an element in the background that [...]
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I just finished reading a Father’s Day story in the WSJ “A Father’s Tough Love” (link is below). It really struck home for me experiencing my family and father during the ‘60’s and made me think “how is tough love today different from the past”. When I was growing up there were different expectations for [...]
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This weekend is Father’s Day; a special day for dear ‘ol Dad, with visions of Bar-B-Que, a lazy afternoon and warm weather days ahead. Special occasion days, no matter how soupy, are a cause for reflection and may be difficult for some. Having your teen away from home, is one of those life events that [...]
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This is a note I sent to another family that was struggling with not seeing their child during the holidays: I know the heartbreak you are currently feeling. Having your child in RT is one heartbreak after the other, but you have to believe there is light. When my son was at his first therapeutic boarding [...]
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I was going through some of my RSS feeds and came across this great posting on Struggling Teens by Glenda Gabriel. A parent with a graduate of residential treatment. She has written a great article “Expand Your Holidays” about what it is like to have a child in an RTC during this time. She is [...]
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Today we hauled the Christmas decorations out of the garage, time to put up the Tree and snow scene. With a child in residential treatment, Christmas is not the same, not to mention your family is split up. First, what do you get a kid that is in residential treatment? There are so many rules [...]
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