Teens & Tweens Article Listings

Hell On Earth: Sex, Drugs, Mayhem and Murder in Los Santos
03January

Hell On Earth: Sex, Drugs, Mayhem and Murder in Los Santos

You don't need a study to tell you that a game that lets you pump a bunch of lead into an old lady's chest, steal her car, run over a cop, drive it off a cliff into the ocean, swim up to a boat, beat it's owner to death and ride off into...

Do As I Say Not as I Do The Importance of Being a Good Example for Troubled Teens
03January

Do As I Say Not as I Do The Importance of Being a Good...

There is nothing more confusing for a troubled teen than to see a parent do something that they have been told, by that parent, to be wrong.  This becomes even more important in the wake of the legalizing of marijuana in...

How A Deck of Cards Developed By Rock Band U2s Producer Can Help You Totally Rethink The Way You Approach Problem Solving
03January

How A Deck of Cards Developed By Rock Band U2s Producer...

In 1975, musician Brian Eno and artist Peter Schmidt had a conversation about how they each sought to overcome the problem of becoming creatively blocked. Writer's block, as it is typically known, is the biggest enemy...

When To Stop Letting Teens Learn By Making Their Own Mistakes
03January

When To Stop Letting Teens Learn By Making Their Own...

When your chlid was an infant you didn't think twice about making them wear a seatbelt. And when they were two years old you didn't care how much they wanted to run out into the road, you would not permit it. Somewhere between two and...

Friends Do Let Friends Drive Drunk
03January

Friends Do Let Friends Drive Drunk

Ad campaigns with catchy slogans just don’t seem to have the impact that we want to believe they do.  Some anonymous individual telling us that real friends don’t let friend drive drunk simply doesn’t cut it....

6 Ways That We Parents Can Be Better Examples for our Teens
03January

6 Ways That We Parents Can Be Better Examples for our Teens

Growing up in a Christian family, my dad taught me a valuable lesson early in my childhood.  He said, "Don't tell me your testimony of Jesus, show me!"  I am sure he was referring to the bible teaching of Actions Speak Louder...

Futuristic Treatments That Can Help Depressed Teens
03January

Futuristic Treatments That Can Help Depressed Teens

Depression has been a widely studied epidemic in recent decades as more and more people seem to be afflicted by it. The question is raised as to whether or not there is greater awareness of the issue or if chemical,...

What is the Difference Between Wilderness Therapy and Regular Therapy
03January

What is the Difference Between Wilderness Therapy and...

Besides the obvious, what are the differences between regular therapy and wilderness therapy?  Both are capable of meeting therapeutic needs.  Both serve a wide variety of issues.  And both have...

Today Your Child Can Buy Heroin From Within The Walls Of Your Home Find Out How
02January

Today Your Child Can Buy Heroin From Within The Walls Of...

Do you remember when you used to hear rumors about neighborhood kids using drugs? It always seemed like it was some mysterious kid who you were unlikely to ever come across, and someone that there’s no possibility that your kids...