parenting programs for teens

When I answered the phone, I heard the shrieks immediately. It was obvious that a child was having a nuclear meltdown on the other end of the line and the mother, exhausted and frantic, was calling the Parental Support Line for help. As the mother tried to explain what was going on, I struggled to hear her over the commotion. "We"ve been dealing wi […]

Does your child"s behavior, the choices he makes and fears about how he will turn out weigh you down, making you feel like it"s all somehow a reflection on you? When our kids don"t act in ways we think they should, it"s natural to feel anxious and responsible: we"re only human. But when we do this, we stop seeing the boundary between […]

Kasey* was a fifteen-year-old girl who arrived at my adolescent treatment center with a rap sheet and an attitude. She was beautiful, she came from a very wealthy family and she was way out of control. When we met, I began to lay down the usual ground rules. Kasey, who towered over me, screamed, "F--- you, you f------- b-----!" and threw every foul […]

Before you had kids, you probably expected your child to misbehave at times. Children test limits and parents respond with consequences. It comes with the territory of having kids. What you probably didn't expect was that someday despite your best parenting efforts your child would not only refuse to respond to your discipline, but the behavior would ac […]

Bullying is really just another form of abuse: it"s about kids using power to control other kids, sometimes with the intention to cause harm. What can we do as parents when our kids find themselves the target of another child's cruelty or physical aggression? Read on to learn 10 ways you can help your child or teen. […]

"My kid is such a pig! I can"t take it anymore!" Every day we talk to parents on the Parental Support Line whose kids won"t shower or brush their teeth for days or weeks on end. Maybe your child refuses to put on deodorant or wash his face. Perhaps your daughter wears the same lived-in clothes every day and rarely brushes (or shampoos) he […]

Do you have a "good" kid who"s starting to act out? All of a sudden, he"s pushing your buttons, failing to comply with rules and his bad attitude has soared through the roof. You start to wonder what happened to your child and where you went wrong. Your parenting hasn"t changed, so what"s going on? What"s behind these chang […]

What should you do when your child is behaving in a way that is clearly beyond "bratty" or what most of us would call "typical?" How do you know if your child"s behavior has moved into Oppositional Defiant Disorder? How young is too young to diagnose ODD? […]

Many parents have a hard time being consistent and struggle because of guilt, self-doubt, or just sheer exhaustion.Here"s the good news you can overcome the obstacles you face. Even if you think you"ve been inconsistent up to this point with your child, it"s never too late to start. Let"s take a look at why it"s important and how you […]

Does it seem like you have a war going on in your family with you on one side, and your kids on the other? Many parents feel like they live in the middle of a battle zone and that at any given moment they might step on a landmine. Maybe you have a teen who is disrespectful and says rude and insulting things to you. Perhaps you have a child who won"t sto […]

Cape GazetteSussex County Youth Philanthropy Board presents $10000 in grantsCape GazetteDelaware Adolescent Program Inc. was awarded $2000. It is the only statewide comprehensive school-based program in the nation that serves pregnant and parenting teens and their families. DAPI serves the community with academic instruction, ... […]

LifeWalk to raise funds for programsThe Hillsdale Daily NewsThis program is run via Hillsdale College students who present skits in the various schools that aim to help teenagers understand their sexuality and the consequences of their actions. Alpha Omega also presented “The Silver Ring Thing Event,” this past ... […]

ChicagoBears.comMarshall visits UCAN Academy in ChicagoChicagoBears.comTo this end, UCAN offers a full continuum of services including but not limited to a therapeutic youth home, a therapeutic day school, extensive community and violence prevention programs, support for pregnant or parenting teens, clinical counseling, ...and more » […]

Yakima Herald-RepublicKids raising kids: Teen birth rate in county going down, but remains highYakima Herald-Republic"There are probably as many reasons as there are pregnancies," said Terri Phillips, who teaches teen parenting classes at Stanton Academy, the Yakima School District's alternative high school. Both Stanton and Davis High School […]

Kansas City StarJust give us safe places to have fun, KC teens sayKansas City StarTeens in Kansas City are bored and they just don't think there are enough fun things to do in this town. That's the conclusion of a survey released Tuesday. Of course, it only confirms what many adults have thought for years. But the survey — which ...and more » […]