http://www.troubledteenblog.com/not-an-adult-and-not-a-teen/ Families Struggling with Troubled Teen Issues Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/not-an-adult-and-not-a-teen/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 parententhusiast Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=2796#comment-1332 This is an interesting evaluation of mental health for the teen/ post teen ages. Both times can be difficult for many teens and parents alike. Parents and their kids have always struggled to find a way to make their relationships easy going and fancy free, despite any sort of problems that may arise. Country Music Television’s show "World’s Strictest Parents" has come up with a way to help. They have a website, www.cmtworldsstrictestparents.com where you can use the Parenting Survival Guide as an aid to help solve your problems with your kids. It’s a really great site - and they have some fun interactive stuff too! Definitely check it out for some parenting tips, share some advice, and have a little fun while you're at it! This is an interesting evaluation of mental health for the teen/ post teen ages. Both times can be difficult for many teens and parents alike. Parents and their kids have always struggled to find a way to make their relationships easy going and fancy free, despite any sort of problems that may arise. Country Music Television’s show “World’s Strictest Parents” has come up with a way to help. They have a website, http://www.cmtworldsstrictestparents.com where you can use the Parenting Survival Guide as an aid to help solve your problems with your kids. It’s a really great site – and they have some fun interactive stuff too! Definitely check it out for some parenting tips, share some advice, and have a little fun while you’re at it!

]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/not-an-adult-and-not-a-teen/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Beth Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:20:12 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=2796#comment-1313 I don't have any experience with this age yet, but it is on the horizon, only 11 months away (the magic 18.) You are right, there are very few services for that 18-22 age group. I spend hours on the internet looking for possible services for when my son hits that age, and come up empty-handed. There are practical issues as well--what happens when they get kicked off the family insurance when they turn 18? How to pay for the expensive psych meds? It is a huge worry for me--it is not like someone throws pixie dust on them when they turn 18 and suddenly their minds are clear and they are full of good judgment and always make the right decisions. Once they turn 18 and graduate from high school there seems to be very little out there for them. And I know what you mean about age appropriate--my 15 year old son got tired of hanging around the Alano Club with 50 year olds. If you are rich, there are programs for kids this age, but there doesn't seem to be any county or state programs to help them make this transition. I don’t have any experience with this age yet, but it is on the horizon, only 11 months away (the magic 18.) You are right, there are very few services for that 18-22 age group. I spend hours on the internet looking for possible services for when my son hits that age, and come up empty-handed. There are practical issues as well–what happens when they get kicked off the family insurance when they turn 18? How to pay for the expensive psych meds? It is a huge worry for me–it is not like someone throws pixie dust on them when they turn 18 and suddenly their minds are clear and they are full of good judgment and always make the right decisions. Once they turn 18 and graduate from high school there seems to be very little out there for them. And I know what you mean about age appropriate–my 15 year old son got tired of hanging around the Alano Club with 50 year olds. If you are rich, there are programs for kids this age, but there doesn’t seem to be any county or state programs to help them make this transition.

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