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Could A Sports Injury End With Your Teen Addicted To Heroine?
07October

Could A Sports Injury End With Your Teen Addicted To...

Prescription Pain Killers Have Serious Risks Teen drug use is a very serious problem and one area where it is growing at an incredibly fast rate is prescription drug abuse. Unfortunately, this trend is very hard to combat due to the...

The 3 Character Traits That May Keep Your Teen Out Of Trouble
03September

The 3 Character Traits That May Keep Your Teen Out Of...

There are various reasons why a teenage boy will struggle in school, in relationships, or with their behavior. However, there are 3 main character traits that can keep a teenage boy from getting into serious trouble. And the failure to...

Top 3 Reasons Why Your Teen May Be Struggling In School
03September

Top 3 Reasons Why Your Teen May Be Struggling In School

Having a teenage son or daughter that struggles to perform to their potential in school is definitely not an unusual problem. Yet many parents in this situation are unsure of how to proceed and look for help. Typically, parents don't...

Several Wilderness Therapy Providers To Speak At American Psychological Association Conference
18August

Several Wilderness Therapy Providers To Speak At American...

Wilderness Therapy Is Becoming A Larger Part Of The Mental Health Care Network Across the country, more and more parents are turning to wilderness therapy programs for help when their children begin to struggle with issues like...

Overcoming The Obstacle Of Being An Outsider
31July

Overcoming The Obstacle Of Being An Outsider

Life can be tough for kids who don't fit in, and it can often lead them to make bad choices in pursuit of acceptance. This is exactly what happened to a young girl named Noam after she moved to the United States from Israel when she was...

Cedar Ridge Saves Young Girls Life
18June

Cedar Ridge Saves Young Girls Life

Developing Substance Abuse Issues By the time Brooke had reached the 7th grade, she was already starting to develop serious issues with substance abuse. A new group of friends introduced her to alcohol, and she quickly reached the point...

How Living In The Wilderness Helped One Girl Retake Control Of Her Life
11June

How Living In The Wilderness Helped One Girl Retake...

Finding A Way Out Of Heroin Addiction When Felicity Potter turned 14, it felt like everything in her life started to fall apart. Her parents got a divorce, and she found herself dealing with depression and extreme anxiety. Like any teen...

An Easy and Dangerous Addiction
12May

An Easy and Dangerous Addiction

A surgery or harsh accident often elicits a prescription for painkillers and other drugs that will help the patient through their recovery. Often times, the patient recovers sufficiently, and they give no more thought to the incident,...

I Thought Asperger's Meant You Didnt Care About Other's Feelings: Boy Was I Wrong
12May

I Thought Asperger's Meant You Didnt Care About...

Before I had a child with asperger's, I always thought that this condition made a person cold and standoffish. This couldn't have been further from the truth. My son was born 14 years ago, and was diagnosed with Asperger's early in life....