Finding ways to talk to your teen can seem like pulling teeth. It’s not always fun and sometimes ends in screaming or slamming doors. Teenage years aren’t always a breeze for more parents. You child is going through puberty which means hormonal changes, moodiness, trouble fitting in with…
Heroin addiction has become a country wide epidemic in recent years and is not a serious problem amongst teens. Insight Treatment, a teen drug treatment center will give you information about heroins and what they do to your teens. As the parents of a teenager you are probably…
In the first half of our discussion on normal teenage behavioral problems we talked about drugs, alcohol, sex and social media/phone use. It’s no secret that teenagers aren’t always easy to work with. Parenthood is full of uncertainty and wondering if you’re doing the right thing. The fact…
Teenagers aren’t always easy and being a good parent can include trying times filled with uncertainty and confusion. You want to create a trusting, close relationship with your kids but it can mean facing many different roadblocks on the way to that destination. Teenagers dealing with behavioral problems…
Teens spend the majority of their day looking at social media and almost always have their cellphones in close proximity. Social Media itself has become an influential tool in the lives of most teens and it has a lot of power. In fact, its also become a place…
During the teenage period, lots of children come to contact with substances, legal or otherwise. You can’t monitor your children 24-7, so contact with such things is inevitable. Before you think about teen rehab or teen group therapy, it’s important to know how to assess the severity of…
The choices individuals make in their day to day routine may feel natural and normal. However, what may feel normal to one person might look abnormal or even unhealthy to another. Those who struggle with substance abuse sometimes do not realize how their addiction could creep up on…
There are many signs that show when a teen is beginning to feel aggressive, anxious, or depressed. At times it goes without saying, because it can be observed through their actions. Some of the major signs showing that your teen needs treatment for behavior problems are typically through…
When you discover that your teenager is starting down the path of drug or alcohol addiction, then you may not know where to turn. This can lead you to hesitate, and put off intervention for too long, allowing the addiction to become established and causing your teenager to…
You may have concerns about your teenager and are worried that they have developed a chemical dependency or drug addiction. You do not want to be hesitant about doing something that can potentially save the life of your child and change the course of his or her life…
