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My Teen Was Arrested – Is Her Life Over?

Every parent of teenagers knows adolescence can be a turbulent time. Most teenagers go through a period when they push…
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School's Out
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My First Sober Spring Break: I’m Scared of Relapse

Spring Break. Those two words are all it takes to conjure images of wild beach parties, outdoor concerts, and the…
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My Teen is Partying Too Much and Spring Break Terrifies Me

So. You suspect your teenager has decided to take a walk on the wild side. You’ve seen the warning signs.…
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Meditation Yoga & Mindfulness
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Teens in Treatment: Five Good Reasons to Try Yoga

Treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders has come a looooong way in the past few decades. Rehab used to…
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Parents
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Teens, Recovery, and You: Why Family Participation Matters

There’s a little-known fact about recovery from mental health and substance use disorders: the person in treatment is not the…
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Meditation Yoga & Mindfulness
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Teens in Treatment: What is Mindfulness and Why Should I Care?

Mindfulness, self-care, stress reduction, self-efficacy, coping skills, triggers, letting go, minding your side of the street…if you’ve been in therapy…
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Parents
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How Can I Tell if My Teen is Addicted to the Internet? Take the Online Test

The Digital Revolution changed the way we live our lives. It’s hard to believe that only twenty years ago, most…
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The Myth of Multitasking: Media, Teens, and Homework

Our society values productivity above almost everything else. We place such a high priority on our ability to work toward…
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Parents
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My Teenager is Coming Home from Residential Treatment: What Happens Now?

The transition from alcohol or substance abuse treatment back to home life can be an emotionally charged time for everyone…
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Family & Home Life
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Self-Care While Your Teen is in Treatment

When your teenager enters treatment for a substance abuse and/or co-occurring mental health disorders, it’s easy to put all the…
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Parents
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My Teen Is in Residential Treatment: What Do I Do Now? 5 Helpful Tips

Breathe. That’s the first and most important thing for you to do – but we won’t include it in our…
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Getting Help
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I’m Going to Drug Rehab: What Should I Expect? Part III: A Typical Day

Let’s recap the first two installments of this blog series on what to expect when you’re heading to a residential…
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