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/2011/12/coming-out-gay-teenagers-in-their-own-words-nytimes-com/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/coming-out-gay-teenagers-in-their-own-words-nytimes-com/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:59:01 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3730 Documentary in The New York Times by todays teens and how it feels to be LBGT. Really cuts to heart and the emotion these kids go through trying to understand themselves. There is no reason they should have to suffer for being who they are. ‘Coming Out’ – Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words – [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/coming-out-gay-teenagers-in-their-own-words-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/survey-shows-teens-may-be-having-less-sex/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/survey-shows-teens-may-be-having-less-sex/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:47:31 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3623 According to the survery: They found a large reduction in sexual activity among young adults ages 15 to 24. According to the survey, about 29 percent of women and 27 percent of men had NOT had sexual contact with the opposite sex. This was a sharp increase from 2002, when about 23 percent of young [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/survey-shows-teens-may-be-having-less-sex/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/it-gets-better-dan-and-terry/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/it-gets-better-dan-and-terry/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:28:45 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3344 About High School Bullying and Sticking It Out Whether You are LGBT or Not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcVyvg2Qlo The It Gets Better Project was launched by Dan Savage the end of last month as they reach out to the LGBT teen community. In support of the movement anyone may submit a YouTube video. Personally I just wanted to [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/it-gets-better-dan-and-terry/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/01/sexual-offenders-not-always-male-victims-not-always-female/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/01/sexual-offenders-not-always-male-victims-not-always-female/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:32:58 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1503 When you hear about sexual offenders, the first thought that comes to most people’s minds are female victim male offender. It is not that uncommon for a women to victimize young boys. Sadly boys are less apt to report abuse than girls. It is the girl society is watching out for, the boy is supposed [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2009/01/sexual-offenders-not-always-male-victims-not-always-female/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/support-lgbt-community-families/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/support-lgbt-community-families/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:51:43 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1540 Spectrum is one of many organizations in the United States that provides community leadership to promote acceptance, understanding, and full inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The queer youth population has one of the highest incidence of suicide and self harm due to the lack of acceptance and personal identity issues. Finding support, [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/12/support-lgbt-community-families/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/public-gay-friendly-school-proposed-in-chicago/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/public-gay-friendly-school-proposed-in-chicago/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:00:46 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1118 I found this article perplexing and almost view it as segregation of the 21st. Century. Why would you need a separate school that teaches about Gay heroes? Shouldn’t gays be included in all the curriculum like any other hero regardless of sexual orientation? What does it matter if heroes are lesbian, gay, or bi-sexual? A hero [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2008/10/public-gay-friendly-school-proposed-in-chicago/feed/ 4