Sharing my story this Thanksgiving and looking back at 4 yeas with Troubled Teen Blog as the journey continues.
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Holidays
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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Yesterday I had the pleasure of having a Sushi Lunch with my son. It was just the two of us and we sat at the bar, his pick. At first I thought we should sit at a table, but then it occurred to me that it might be better if we did not have to [...]
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It was just over a week ago that I hung up the new calendar for the year. As each new year begins I am always hopeful this is going to be the best year ever; trouble free, no health problems, all family members are stable and on deck. Well, reality has it that January 1 [...]
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Interestingly the past few days I have received a number of comments and personal emails from families that are currently struggling with troubled teens and facing the dilemma of having to place their teen in treatment or have just placed their teen at an RTC. The questions that go through your mind at this time [...]
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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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Their really is a honeymoon phase when your kid first comes home from residential treatment. Everything is perfect and everyone is on their best behavior and it is amazing that I did thought it would be different for us. I am always asking when will my teen learn but when will I learn? Am I [...]
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