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Sue Scheff: Youth Gangs and Teen Gangs

As summer is here, teens, if not kept busy, could potentially find peer groups that are not what you would want him/her to hang with.  Teen Gangs can prey on kids that are not only followers, but have low self worth and want to belong – even if it is a negative peer group.  Learn [...]

CAROLINA SPRINGS ACADEMY – LEARN MORE

Are you a parent at your wit’s end? Learn from my mistakes and all that I have learned over almost a decade of researching this very daunting industry of “teen help.”
It has been almost 10 years since I made the horrible mistake of choosing Carolina Springs Academy  for my daughter who was struggling. Good kid [...]

Sue Scheff: Teen Depression

As I saw on the news last night, experts are saying that parents with children between the ages of 12-18 should have them screened for depression.  It is not about promoting medication, it is about helping to understand if there are areas in their lives that can be causing stress and anxiety that can leave [...]

Sue Scheff: Are you Struggling with Your Teen?

Are you at your wit’s end?
 
Are you experiencing any of the following situations or feeling at a complete loss or a failure as a parent?  You are not alone and by being a proactive parent you are taking the first step towards healing and bringing your family back together.
 

Is your teen escalating out of control?
Is [...]

Sue Scheff – ADHD ODD – Parenting the Defiant Teen

Source: ADDitude Magazine

ADHD behavior issues often partner with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) — making discipline a challenge. Try these strategies for parents of ADD kids.
Every parent of a child with attention deficit disorder knows what it’s like to deal with ADHD behavior problems — sometimes a child lashes out or refuses to comply with even [...]