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10 Questions to Help You Make the Right Choice
If you have a daughter who is struggling with drugs and/or alcohol, there is a dizzying array of…
In a culture that may rely excessively on medication, it’s easy to overlook the power of dietary choices to improve not only physical well-being,…
Many young women in treatment are struggling with unresolved emotional reactions to traumatic events. These events might be recent and dramatic, or…
And Other Surprising Messages to Build Adolescent Self-Esteem
At the end of my first semester in 1992, I was sent to the principal’s…
According to the psychologist, Jack Hinman, argumentativeness is an important developmental pattern for teens and young adults. The good news?…
I first heard about equine therapy (aka equine-assisted psychotherapy) from a giant man in a cowboy hat sitting next to me on a flight from Salt…
What happens when you place a young adult with Asperger’s syndrome or a non-verbal learning disability in a diverse treatment setting with…
Most teens begin to reconfigure their relationship with authority almost immediately upon reaching puberty, seeking advice and approval less from…
It’s incredibly difficult for many parents to view their teenage child as sexually active or even sexually interested. In fact, a recent study…
It used to be called “playing hooky” when a teen skipped school—an occasional event in order to do something fun. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer…