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Are parents totally out of touch today? In todays local paper on the front page is an article that at one of the “better” local high schools in an “upscale” area of the county is banning school dances due to student behavior. The article reads:
“Yet many students and some parents argue that the school is [...]
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How Long Will My Adolescent Need Mental Health Care at a Residential Treatment Program?
When I first learned that my son needed residential treatment, my first question was “What?” I had never heard of residential treatment. Then my next question was “how long?” I figured it would be an in and out process, kind of like [...]
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TTB’s Saturday Morning Stretch is dedicated to parents and caregivers as a reminder to take care of yourself and do something you love. We are the examples for our teens, the time away will benefit everyone involved also our teens will gain from our personal achievements.
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A friend invited me to the Dale Chihuly Glass art exhibit [...]
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When Your Teen is Embarrassed to be Seen with You
This morning I received an email link to an article that really hit me, most likely because this has been an on-going issue with both of my teens. Not so much the one in residential treatment because obviously he is not living at home, when he [...]
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It is the end of the week, and I am mentally exhausted. This is consistantly what it feels like to have a teen in an RTC, there truly is never a great week. When they are doing well - you miss them and anxing over the preparations for a home visit. When they are NOT doing well – [...]
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When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Letting Go of Their Problems, Loving Them Anyway, and Getting on with Our Lives by Jane Adams
This book goes into detail about when our grown kids refuse to grow up, are unable to hold a job, are addicted to drug and alcohol and possibly still live at home. The [...]
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As I was searching through the internet I found this Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution article. When you have a troubled teen in your home there can be excessive conflict not only between parents and your teens, but also between the parents with their partners. Home life becomes very turbulent and conflict causes a lot of stress and when [...]
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