Teen Help Schools and Programs: The Internet Search and Confusion

Are you looking for residential therapy for your at-risk teenager? Are they a good teen making bad choices?  You don’t want to place them in a school or program that has a hard-cord element, a type of teen that will actually create more negative issues. After all, your teen is highly intelligent, was once a [...]

Facebook and Kids: Parents You do have Options for Social Networking Sites for Kids

What kids do online have real world consequences – do they realize that? The answer is probably not surprising to many parents.  Most kids and teenagers do not think of the consequences when they post what  they believe are silly comments or funny photos today. Everyday a parent somewhere is faced with a question from [...]

NO BULL Challenge Campaign: Get Your School Involved

Bullying and cyberbullying has become a cancer that potentially has a death sentence. Florida is not a stranger to tragedies related to bullying incidents and suicides among tweens and teens. The NO BULL Challenge is the largest, youth-led national campaign in America’s history to combat cyberbullying. Murray Middle School in St. Augustine is home to [...]

Teen Anger and Rage: What does it take until your teen explodes?

Speaking with parents on a daily basis, I hear a lot about how teens can go into a rage and can get explosive, especially when they don’t get what they want.  It seems family values and respect for parents and authority has diminished in today’s generation.  I am not talking about all families, but many [...]