Posts Tagged ‘parenting teens’
Stop Diagnosing Your Child!
When your teen is in a crisis, there is this overwhelming need to find the answers. Desperation can really wreak havoc when you feel time is at an essence and nothing else you do on your own seems to be working. So when you haven’t reached out to a professional mental health provider…
Read MoreYou Are Not Alone!
This song is dedicated to every parent who is struggling with their teen in crisis. Tired, weary, lost, confused, depressed, frustrated, and so much more have been your daily companions. It can be overwhelming. Sometimes you may even feel like you can’t overcome your teen’s self-harming, suicidal tendencies, porn addiction or mental illness. The only…
Read MoreIf an Adult Doesn’t Like to Be Humiliated, Why on Earth Do We Think a Child Does?
Recently a father went on Facebook to air out his anger as well as actions in what he thought would be a good lesson for his daughter to learn after breaking some rules. Of course the post went viral with tons of responses, but while I read his comment about the circumstances, other issues came…
Read MoreIt Was Toxic From The Start
He was looking for someone to love and validate his feelings. She was looking for someone to just love her. That first conversation did them in. Everything that was said and not said between them made sense. They couldn’t live without each other. It was as if it were fate that brought them together. Or…
Read MoreHe Said All the Right Things That Changed Her Life
She had a huge crush on the boy. She was only 9 but he was much older. A mere 14 years of age but old enough to know what he was doing. Picking up on the fact that she didn’t feel good about herself, he honed in on her crush and took advantage of it.…
Read MoreEvery Single Day….
If you’re a dad and you think that your role is not that important as a parent, please watch this video! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8d8z3yX6eI#t=38]
Read MoreTheir Addictions, Our Controlling
As a parent who not only has seen other parents with kids and addictions, I too, saw the issues first hand within my own home. Although these addictions were not to drugs or alcohol, they were still addictive behavior that had control over our daughter’s lives. For many years I thought that if only I…
Read MoreWake Up! Your Teen Is Trying To Tell You Something!
The above quote was by my daughter in the height of her depression and suicidal tendencies. As a parent, it was difficult to hear but also eye-opening at the same time. What she shared is very true to how teens feel. This month all across the nation is focusing on the awareness of suicide. It…
Read MoreThe Silent Danger
If you think your pre-teen or teen is safe against pedophiles on the internet, think again. Although they will use the computer to get to your child, they can also use texting and cam on their cell phone or have communication through the local library. It only takes one click. One picture. Pre-teens and teens…
Read MoreLetter to His Divorced Parents
Divorce brings more emotional damage than the loss of a parent through death. Parents think that if they give enough love to their child or teen, that it will solve any or all future problems. False. Please view this video for a reality check. What this young boy shares is what most teens feel. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbTFZ8cvHo4]
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