Parent-Sponsored Teen Drinking at Graduation Parties.
Some parents have come to believe that their teen is better off drinking or even smoking pot at home rather then out driving around with friends.
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Dear Joe: My son went to rehab for 30 days and just got out of jail (45 days). He is back living with my husband and me. My husband calls him constantly during the day to see what he is doing, He...
View ArticleDetachment in the Real World—and The Monastery
THE PRACTICALITY OF CUTTING SOMEONE OUT OF ONE'S LIFE (AT LEAST FOR A TIME). ~ Excerpt from Abbot Philip's newsletter ". . . In the long-run, whatever we do—presuming that we allow such a person to...
View ArticleThe Importance of Empathy
The Importance of Empathy This short article explains one of the most important (and one of our favorite) concepts. Dr. James Fay (Parenting Teens With Love and Logic) illustrates the simple...
View ArticleTeens Under the Influence
“Teens Under the Influence” Don Williams Executive Director/Clearbrook Lodge Host: Joe Herzanek Don Williams, the guest for this show, has worked for over twenty years exclusively with adolescents. The...
View ArticleDetachment. How Can I?
When life becomes one crisis after another, when emotional pain and endless drama become “the norm” what am I supposed to do? Over the past few decades I’ve received this question a lot. Recently it...
View ArticleLetting Go of My Daughter
I recently had to put my 13 year old daughter in a residential Home. I'm a single mom and I miss her terribly--just wanna go get her and bring her back.
View ArticleThe Value of Consequences
The Value of Consequences: “People don’t learn from their mistakes, they learn from the consequences of their mistakes. Remove the consequences and you will have robbed them of a potentially valuable...
View Article6 Strategies to Keep Your Kid Sober this Summer
Concerned About the Rise of Teen Drug Use? 6 Strategies to Keep Your Kid Sober this Summer. As temperatures begin to rise, so do the rates of teenage drug use. While this is unsettling as a parent,...
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