Posts Tagged ‘support and help for troubled teens’
Is Your Teen in an Abusive Relationship?
She was 16, pregnant, and involved in a relationship with someone in their twenties. When asked why she would be with a man who obviously didn’t care about her, all she could say was, “I could never leave him. I love him. Yes, he has hit me. But I’m okay with that.” The young man…
Read MoreWhen You Have Lost Your Joy at Easter
Everyone is in the Easter holiday spirit. It’s that time and season in which you bring out all of the spring décor and clothing. As you rip into the closet or boxes in the basement, there you find tucked away in the corner is your child’s Easter basket. Memories take you back to when you…
Read MoreYou’re Fired!
How many times do you think you should have been fired from your job as a parent? Your teen is out of control, getting in trouble or having a meltdown. You step in to pull it back together but find yourself making things worse. Maybe you added to their problems. Maybe you gave the wrong…
Read MoreHave the Waves of Crisis Pulled You Under?
Years ago I watched the movie called, “The Impossible”. It was based on the true story of a family engulfed in the waters of a large tsunami in Thailand. Confronted with unimaginable obstacles, the parents were desperate to find their children and each other. They would not give up no matter the cost. The physical,…
Read MoreThy Will Be Done Lord, Thy Will Be Done
Did you reach the end of your rope in rescuing your teen? Have you prayed or begged God to fix your child to what you thought was best for them? Was there a time in which your teen’s life was coming together only to turn around and get redirected in the opposite direction? I…
Read MoreStarting Anew in 2017!
For many of us parents with teens and young adults who struggle and are hurting, we look forward to leaving the past behind and starting anew on New Year’s Day. This past year, for a few of my friends with teens and young adults were in crisis. They have had to weather the storms of…
Read MoreRoom M-24
She stepped on the scale again. It was lower than the day before. Down to 110 pounds, she slowly got off the scale and went to look for food to eat. She knew that it was not good to go without food. With the refrigerator wide open, she stood there pondering what she should eat.…
Read MoreWhen Other Parents Are Afraid of Your Teen
Your teen wants to hang out with her friend. They have been best buds for years. But your teen has been going through some very difficult problems. So difficult, that it has caused concern by other parents. Before you know it, your teen’s social life has dwindled and parents are giving excuses why their teen…
Read MoreFather’s Day and Their Broken Teen
It’s Father’s Day across this nation and in other places of the world. However, there are many fathers who are not able to celebrate this special day. They struggle to get through Father’s Day because they are thinking about their teen in crisis. A father might be in the hospital due to his teen’s…
Read More“Me Before You” Movie – Suicide Glamorized for Disabled
When I first saw the previews for “Me Before You” movie, the plot or point of it was not really defined. Upon further investigation, it left me disturbed by its encouraging romantic ideology that suicide is beautiful and loving for the disabled. The dictionary definition of disabled is as follows: incapacitated by illness or…
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