Helpful Articles for Parents of Troubled Teens

Behavior modification therapy can be very effective for addressing teen issues to help them overcome dysfunctional habits, thinking, and inappropriate conduct.

Emotional Intelligence (EI). What does it mean? It means the ability to manage the tides of life, the ups and downs, and to make choices from a place of wisdom and equanimity. To do so requires awareness of self, including moment-to-moment emotions and personal, habitual reactions to situations. Awareness of…

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps improve a child's moods, anxiety, and behavior by examining confused or distorted patterns of thinking.

Depression can be paralyzing, and symptoms in teens often affect eating, working, sleeping, studying, and enjoying time with their peers or once-pleasurable hobbies and activities.

While there are a number of different anxiety disorders, each is marked by intense and excessive fear, dread, nervousness, or worry.

The moment has come. You are making plans for your child to attend boarding school. It’s exciting, terrifying, and more than likely, stressful. You may find yourself with a long list of practical decisions and necessary logistics, such as choosing which school to send your student and how to pay for…

If your daughter is acting out, boot camps can be a way to get her back on track, but take care not to put an emotionally or psychologically unstable girl in a boot camp.

The teenage years can be a nightmare for parents of boys who are acting out. If your son’s defiance has reached unacceptable levels, you may be  looking into boot camps for your boy.  But is that the right solution? Boot camps for boys are intense, short-term programs which can take…