When it comes to being a parent the teenage years can be compared to the terrible twos. They’re unpredictable, they throw fits, they have huffy silences and depending on the day it’s either the parent or the child in the role. Who can blame you for getting angry,…
When you have a suspicion or confirmation that your teen is suffering from teen drug abuse, the first thing you’ll want is to sit down and take a breath. It’s an uncertain and scary place to be on the journey or raising your child but if you are…
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…
Self-harming is characterized as the purposeful action of creating physical self-harm without the internal on suicide. This behavior (cutting or burning) is common with teenagers and adolescents due to underlying emotional issues or the absence of coping skills. Self-harming is used as a way for your teen to…
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…
While individual therapy session may benefit your teenager and act as a great tool to explore their feeling, create a coping mechanism and overcome any anxieties. However, there are many teens with social anxiety issues that have trouble with group therapy or teen support groups. Those same teens…
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…
Social Media has become a constant in the lives of our teens and the world. Many of us check our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or browse Reddit every morning before getting out of bed. Your teen probably spends hours on Instagram and Snapchat sending ‘snaps’ and ‘dm’s’ during…
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