Managing Sobriety During The Holidays
Managing sobriety during the holidays can be daunting, particularly for teenagers battling an addiction problem. Many people in the early stages of re...
Understanding Adoption Issues In Teens
As young people approach their teenage years, they begin to develop their own identity and the life skills they will use in adulthood. This often invo...
Study Shows Significant Increase In ADHD Rates In Children Over The Past 20 Years
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that was conducted over a 20 year period, the prevalence of A...
How Teen Bullying Shapes and Affects the Entire School
Teen bullying still runs rampant in the hallways of US education. Research shows at least 20 percent of students are physically bullied, over 50 perce...
Importance of Intervention: Depression Can Cause Future Teen Marijuana Use
Teen marijuana use isn’t exactly rare–by the time teens are seniors in high school, over 1 in 3 report having at least experimented with marij...
Teen Struggling with Social Anxiety? Social Media Is Making It Worse
Can’t seem to get your teen out of the house? Do they tend to get extremely anxious in groups of people? Your teen may be struggling with social anx...
There is No Place Like Home: When School Refusal Becomes an Issue
School refusal is very different from truancy. A truant child typically lies about missing class and uses school hours to spend time with friends – ...
ADHD in Teens and Sleep: A Complicated Mix
Sleep Problems May Play a Role in ADHD in Teens The average individual needs between 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night, but teenagers need about 8 to ...
Residential Treatment Centers for Teens Help Teens Find Success
No parent wants to see their teen struggle. We all hope for the best for our children. However, sometimes things aren’t peachy. That’s when it’s...
Why Choose a Trauma Treatment Center for Teens?
Many individuals with PTSD often go undiagnosed and do not receive treatment. For many teens, they try to bury their reaction and move on, with sympto...