Life as a teenager is much different today than it was even a decade or two ago. For many parents today, we remember when the internet first became accessible and when we got our first cell phone. Chances are, that first cell phone was laughably basic by today’s standards. It could be used for phone […]

We’ve all been there. You tell your kids to clean up after themselves. You give them plenty of polite reminders. Then the reminders become a little more firm. Then comes the threat of consequences if they don’t clean up after themselves. The frustration builds. Then it all becomes too much, and you lose it. You […]

As a parent, it can be tough to watch our children start to grow up and change from kids to teenagers. The little kid who always wanted to be around us, even when we just wanted some alone time, starts to withdraw and wants more time alone too. Rather than spending most of their time […]

The Gottman Institute, a leading institution on family and couples’ therapy, defines shared meaning as “Enriching your relationship by creating an inner life together–a culture rich with symbols and rituals.” When you establish a routine for your family, you’re helping create shared meaning and are building your relationship with your troubled teen. Using the latest […]

If you are a parent of a child who struggles with substance abuse, this article will help you understand what addiction is. You will also discover some techniques from behavior modification therapy that you can try at home with your troubled teen struggling with substance abuse. Because substance abuse is complex and life-threatening, please seek […]

If you have a son with an addiction to gaming, this article will help you. This article provides information about signs to look out for in terms of addiction. It also offers some behavior modification therapy techniques that you can try with your troubled teen. Although these techniques are helpful, please do not use them […]

“I want to leave this place knowing / i did something with my body / other than trying to / make it look perfect” -Rupi Kaur, Home Body Using research on eating disorders, this article will help you under the signs of eating disorders in your teen. It will also help you discover behavioral modification […]

For teens with reactive attachment disorder (RAD), expressing emotions is often very difficult. This can make it challenging to build and maintain a relationship with a troubled teen with this disorder. To truly understand teens with this disorder, this article will provide some of the symptoms of this disorder. We will also offer some techniques […]

With teens who have borderline personality disorder, threats of self-harm due to fears of abandonment are very common. This article will help you understand borderline personality disorder and ways to help your teen with this disorder by using behavior modification therapy techniques. While the techniques that we cover in this article are very useful, they […]

“While everyone else / was living their life in color / depression froze me in place.” -Rupi Kaur, Home Body As Rupi Kaur explains in her poem, depression can feel like a sense of loss and emptiness. This article will help you understand your teen and their experience with depression and covers some of the […]