If you are dealing with a troubled teen you know this scenario all to well. The choices and tradeoffs we make and the stress it causes on the household. At the beginning of our journey with my troubled teen my husband and I lost almost a year of work trying to deal with my sons [...]
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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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Today I have the pleasure of meeting my youngest sons probation officer. He has been picked up twice for drinking, I have already spent two days crying about how I have gone wrong and now I have accepted that he is on his own path. As you can imagine a teen that is having trouble [...]
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Last night while I was at the dinner table I sat back and looked at my family with relief. All five of us at dinner, no outsiders (sorry girlfriends) just the three boys, mom and dad. It felt so good to have everyone together for an informal unplanned dinner. We made individual pizzas; it is [...]
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This link has references to definitions of some of the common terms used to diagnose teen problems and disorders: Science Reference . New information on the Depression And Anxiety Disorders Of Adolescents The DSM is also another great reference.
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In the past three years I have attended hours of family therapy, individual therapy and group therapy as a family with a troubled or struggling teen. You would think, by now I would be able to mentor others with similar issues or families struggling with troubled teen problems. Not the case, I am always amazed [...]
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This is my message to the parents that do not understand the definition of a troubled teen or struggling teen. The teens in residential treatment or that have gone to wilderness are not bad kids, these are the kids that have been given a chance. Not everyone’s life follows the perfect path.
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Then yesterday I was driving back listening to an audio book and thinking about this particular son and how things were going since he has returned home. For a moment I got agitated wondering why I was taking so much time out of my day to accommodate his needs. Once again I felt the pull of being the enabler. Then I looked out over the blue water on the bay as I drove over the bridge toward home and began to appreciate the beauty and became grateful that he appears to be integrating well at this school. Something I did not think would be possible once he returned home.
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