When he was entering the sixth grade, my husband and I had made plans for Josh to attend military school. The phone calls from his elementary school about behavior were becoming more and more frequent, our family life was completely disrupted, he was already on pretty substantial doses of stimulant and antipsychotic medications;
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Read about the author and part one of this story by clicking here I Can’t Control My Teen’s Choices, My Journey To Understanding – Part Two The texts started coming in around 2:00 PM today. I was on the phone speaking to a woman about a household project I’d been working on. The first one [...]
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When my son ran away five weeks ago and we sent him back to Heritage Schools in Provo, Utah it was another experience of feeling somewhat lost and relieved. I felt like he was returning home to the place where he belonged and could be taken care of. We knew Heritage, we know the staff [...]
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Parents Of Teens Need To Feel Wanted The teen years are a time of independence. They now feel like they really do not need us, according to them they can get along fine without our help. In all the parenting manuals we are told to give our teens more space, so they can exert their [...]
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The Lessons Our Children Teach Us If Only We Would Listen Even though it has been over a decade ago, I remember what it was like when I was pregnant with both of my sons. Even though I was responsible for their development I truly had no control over them. Of course I could control my diet, [...]
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