John Baisden

If your teen is acting out through physical abuse, this can be a major cause for concern.  Physical abuse is never a normal or healthy response to negative emotions, so if… Read More »Teens Acting Out Through Physical Abuse

Residential treatment centers have many advantages over other facilities such as boarding schools for troubled teens, and group homes for troubled teens. This article was created to inform parents of… Read More »Residential Treatment Center Advantages Over Other Facilites

Teenage boys and girls involved in alcohol abuse are more likely to become defiant and careless. These actions cause problems in your teens health from the inability… Read More »Alcohol Abuse and Teenage Boys and Girls

In order to make sure their children stay out of trouble, it’s important for parents to understand the danger of poorly developed problem solving skills in troubled teens.  Poorly developed problem-solving skills… Read More »The Danger of Poorly Developed Problem Solving Skills in Troubled Teens

A study from the American Justice Department showed that 1 in 4 troubled teens are a victim  of bullying. Unfortunately, bullying is no longer just push… Read More »Bullying and Troubled Teens

Many parents of adolescents abusing drugs are unaware of the causes of addictions. Current studies show that the increase in drug use is mostly in marijuana and prescription medications.… Read More »Causes Of Adolescent Drug Use

Troubled teens that are emotionally immature often victimize, blame-shift, are co-dependent, struggle with their identity, and are narcissistic. For parents of troubled teens who lack emotional intelligence, residential treatment centers or therapeutic boarding schools are positive… Read More »Emotional Intelligence in Troubled Teens

Many troubled teens in our society allow failure to completely destroy their lives. They may start out failing at something simple, such as sports or academics. This leads… Read More »Adolescents Dealing with Failure

My husband and I rented Mathew Mcconaughey’s movie, “Failure To Launch” which was recommended by a friend as a good comedy—except we weren’t laughing. We… Read More »Failure To Launch Is A Real Thing: The Young Adult Living On My Couch Proves It