Helping Young Adults Ease Into Adulthood: A Guide for Special Needs Transitions
Transitioning into adulthood is a pivotal moment in any young person’s life, but for those with special needs, the journey can be especially complex. [...]
How to Deal with Severe Teenage Manipulation
The teenage years are times of exploration and development. Teenagers, by nature, are testing boundaries, seeking independence, and figuring out how to get what [...]
My Son Needs Help I Can’t Give: What Now?
Parenting is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences life has to offer. But when your child has special needs—such as autism, ADHD, [...]
Is a Utah Boarding School Right for Your Teen?
When faced with the difficult decision of sending your child to a therapeutic boarding school, location is often a consideration for parents. Utah, known [...]
My Son Is Out of Control – Where Can I Send Him?
Greg had always been somewhat restless, but when he turned 15 his behavior took a turn for the worse. What started as occasionally skipping [...]
Do Therapeutic Boarding Schools Work? Understanding Their Track Record of Success
When parents are weighing the difficult decision to enroll their child in a therapeutic boarding school, one of their biggest concerns is: “Will it [...]
How to Pick a Safe Boarding School: A Guide for Parents
Choosing the right boarding school for your child is a significant decision, one that can impact their future profoundly. When your child requires a [...]
How To Help a Troubled Teen
As parents, watching a child struggle through adolescent and teenage years can be difficult under the best of circumstances. But when your teen exhibits [...]
Autism Support: How Therapeutic Boarding Schools Help Families with Autism
Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be both rewarding and challenging. Because every child with autism is unique and has varying capabilities, [...]
When Teenage Depression Requires Intensive Intervention
As parents, we seek the best results for our children. We strive to provide them with love, support, and opportunities to thrive. But what happens [...]
How to Handle Extreme Defiance and Rebellious Behavior in Teens
The teenage years are notorious for teens challenging family rules, carving out their own independence (sometimes in uncomfortable ways!), and engaging in inappropriate or unwise [...]
When a Teen’s Behavior Puts Their Safety at Risk
As parents, we work hard to keep our children safe and help them thrive. But what happens when a teenager's behavior becomes so risky that [...]
Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders in Teens: A Path to Healing for Families
Co-occurring disorders, also known as dual diagnosis, refers to an individual who has more than one mental health disorder simultaneously. Most frequently, the term is [...]
Understanding and Addressing Teen Runaway Behavior
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: not knowing where your child is and if they are safe. Teens who engage in runaway behavior put themselves at [...]
Is Your Teen’s Behavior Hurting the Whole Family?
Dealing with a teenager who has emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges is a difficult task, to say the least. While the safety of your [...]
Transitional Care for Young Adults: A Bridge to Independence
For young adults aged 18-26 with autism, substance use disorders, or other behavioral and mental health issues, the path to autonomous living isn't always [...]
How to Address Teen Vandalism and Destructive Behavior
Vandalism and destructive behavior in teens are often their way of coping with extreme emotions and frustrations. A teenager acting out in this way is [...]
Managing Severe ADHD in Teens: Is Residential Treatment the Answer?
Students with severe ADHD have special needs that schools, tutors, and parents have difficulty providing. If your teen has ADHD, you might find a residential [...]
Teenage Aggression: When It Becomes Too Much to Handle
Teenage aggression might initially be mistaken for teen angst and rebellion. However, when teen aggression escalates and continues to disrupt your family dynamics, it could [...]
Recognizing and Addressing Teen Suicidal Ideation
When a teen faces severe emotional struggles, they might experience suicidal ideation, with thoughts of wanting to die. According to the CDC, suicide is [...]
When Outpatient Therapy Isn’t Enough for Your Teen
It’s normal for teens to push limits, rebel against authority or take risks. However, when they display unusual behavior such as extreme moodiness, impulsiveness, withdrawal, [...]
The Role of Residential Care for Young Adults Working Toward Independence
Residential care plays an important role in helping troubled teens overcome their challenges and set them on a path toward success. However, there can be [...]
Signs Your Teen Needs a Therapeutic Boarding School
When your teen begins their transition into adulthood, establishing their independence can put a strain on your relationship as well as family dynamics. Although [...]
When a Teen’s Behavior Causes Expulsion from School
It takes serious behavior issues for a student to be expelled from school. You will first receive notice your teen is facing suspension, which provides [...]
Compulsive Lying – Is it a Red Flag For Your Teenager?
It is normal for teenagers to start “testing the waters” as they try to assert their independence. Whether it’s staying out late, hanging around with [...]
How Do Mental Health Residential Schools Help Teens
Mentally healthy students have the emotional skills required to learn and engage in school activities. However, students with mental health disorders who display behavior that [...]
How to Find Care Programs for Young Adults
While there are multiple programs and services for children and teens struggling with mental health, emotional and learning issues, young adults face transitional issues once [...]
How to Help a Struggling Teen
One of the biggest challenges teens face is coming to terms with their looming adulthood. While they want to develop their independence, they still require [...]
Is a Therapeutic Boarding School Right for Your Child
Therapeutic boarding schools (TBS) are designed for students dealing with psychological, emotional, and developmental learning issues. They provide a safe environment 24/7, allowing students to [...]
Resources for Parents with Rebellious Teens
When it comes to parenting, teenagers can be exhausting. It becomes even worse if your teen is rebellious and persistently fails to tell you where [...]
What is Angry Teenager Syndrome?
Although teens are known for their legendary angst and anger, there’s a distinct difference between typical teen rebelliousness and a serious issue known as Angry [...]
What to Do When Your Child is Self-Harming
When children and teens engage in self-harm, it is a symptom of extreme emotional distress, providing a coping mechanism to manage negative feelings. Sadly, children [...]
Best Boarding Schools for Struggling Teens
If you are a working parent living with a teenager displaying behavioral health issues such as severe depression, anxiety, self-harming, etc., you face ongoing [...]
Danger Signs in Teen Behavior
Teens today face social challenges you didn’t experience in your teens. As a result, it can be more difficult as a parent to spot [...]
How Residential Treatment Centers Help Young Adults
Often, young adults who have experienced behavioral, psychological, or emotional disorders receive treatment as teens but find themselves without resources as they complete their [...]
Residential Treatment Centers for Youth
Residential Treatment Centers or RTCs offer 24/7 behavioral and emotional support for teens suffering from clinically complex emotional, behavioral, or psychological issues. They are [...]
Teens and Hyperfixation
Hyperfixation involves complete engagement in a specific person, thing or activity that interferes with your teen’s ability to do anything else. Also known as [...]
Therapeutic Boarding Schools – What are They?
If you are seeking alternative methods to help your teen address behavioral, psychological, or emotional disorders, one of the lesser-known, highly effective options is [...]
Mental Health Services – Not Created Equal
Each treatment center (or mental health facility) is different. "Treatment Center" is an umbrella term and can refer to anything from a therapeutic boarding [...]
Keeping Your Identity, In Treatment
[Student Post] Often when a student enters treatment, one of their first thoughts is "how will I continue my passions and hobbies in a treatment [...]
What Questions Should I be Asking?
In the residential treatment industry each program works with a certain student profile. This is a huge factor. If you know what they offer [...]