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| Healthy Parenting - How Social Workers Help Struggling Teens |
| 2007-06-05 07:15:00 |
IntroductionThe adolescent years can be very challenging for some teenagers and their families. While adolescence can be an emotionally intense, stormy phase for virtually all teenagers, sometimes a teen’s struggles require special intervention. Many teens struggle with issues related to mental health, family relationships, friends, school performance, substance abuse, sexuality, and other high-risk behaviors.Warning SignsStruggling teens usually show signs of distress. Common warning signs include:-Low self-esteem-School failure and truancy-Defiance towards authority (such as parents, teachers, police)-Running away from home-Choosing the “wrong” friends-Impulsive behavior (such as speeding, taking other unsafe risks)-Getting in trouble with the law-Depression-Abusing alcohol or drug...
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| Teens with “Summer Time” on Their Hands |
| 2007-06-04 07:56:00 |
Summertime can be a risky time for teenagers. More teens try marijuana for the first time than any other time of the year. Why? The main culprit is boredom. Ensuring that your teen is engaged in positive activities, whether summer school, camps, volunteering or planned, supervised outings with friends can be a way to deter youth from things that are harmful to them, such as drug and alcohol use.The following list will help guide you and your teen toward a safe and healthy summer:* Establish a summertime curfew for your teen* Help plan activities to keep your teen busy* Schedule time together to do something fun as a family* Check in with adult supervisors, such as coaches and employers* Meet your child’s friends, especially those that your teen hangs out with regularly* Set some kind of ...
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| Teenagers At Risk Of Internet Addiction |
| 2007-06-01 16:23:00 |
If your teenager spends hours huddled over a computer, there is a good chance you have something to worry about — internet addiction.The first study of the impact of internet use on Australian teenagers found a third of respondents were "in the process of becoming psychologically addicted" and teenagers, on average, spent 13 hours a week on-line.The pilot study, conducted by Dr Mubarak Ali of Flinders University in Adelaide, focused on 114 government and private-school students across a broad socio-economic range.The validity of so-called internet addiction is hotly debated, but Dr Ali, a mental health expert, said it appeared to follow a similar pattern to gambling."Substance abuse is something visible. Psychological addictions are caused by wanting to hang onto or enhance positive feel...
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| Understanding And Preventing Teenage Runaways |
| 2007-05-31 21:51:00 |
One of the greatest fears that parents can experience comes when they discover that their child is missing or has run away. Parents will experience a range of emotions. The stress of the situation and the different ways in which parents, family, friends and police respond can reach crisis proportions and create further crisis within a family. The Difference Between a Runaway Child and a Missing ChildThere is a difference between a child who has runaway and child that is missing. A runaway has left home or left a supervised environment. They usually run to escape or avoid something, or they are running somewhere to find or get something. A missing child might be lost, abducted, injured or held against their will by others. A runway is not necessarily missing. A runaway in not the same as a ...
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| The Terrible Teens; The Challenge Of Parenting Teenagers |
| 2007-05-30 16:55:00 |
Parents who have been through it will often remark about the difficulties and frustrations of the “terrible twos” – a time in which toddlers set about finding and asserting their own individuality and independence. It can be an enormously demanding time for parents who – up until then – had complete control over the activities of their child. Suddenly, they are thrust into a world where their word is challenged and their once complacent child has been replaced with an unpredictable person who knows their own mind and isn’t afraid to say so.But what few will tell you as you go through this frustrating time is that it’s just the beginning. That these small toddler tantrums that seem so earth-shattering at the time are merely the appetizers to a much larger feeding frenzy. Becau...
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| Father's Day Gift Ideas |
| 2007-05-30 06:10:00 |
Alternatives to Traditional PresentsTired of buying that "tired" ole tired for your father for Father's Day? Do you have more than one dad to buy for on Father's Day? Try doing something unique and different this year for the men in your life.Father's Day gives all blended families a day to honor and recognize the one man or men that truely have meant a great deal to them. Whether the "father" that is being honored is referred to as "dad" or "step-dad" is of no consequence. He who works hard to provide for his family and is a positive male role model in the home deserves a day of rest and relaxation. If you are at a loss for ideas, consider some alternatives to traditional Father's Day gifts that seem to be the "norm."Understand his limits. Does Dad need a well-deserved break? A mini vacat...
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| Parenting Your Teen On Peer Pressure |
| 2007-05-29 21:36:00 |
Peer pressure is such a strong and stressful subject with teenagers in today's times. They have so much more on their plate to deal with than we did as parents in our times as teenagers. When my teenagers come home with the stories of what they have faced in their day at school I shudder and shake to think what it must have been like for them. It is so totally unfair and unjust that they should have to be subjected to that when all they should be doing is enjoying being teenagers and getting an education.We as parents need to give them a solid foundation at home and give them all the support we can and send them off with an emotional hug so when they are subjected to all this peer pressure they will have the strength to say no to the drugs, cigarettes, pre-marital sex, alcohol and any othe...
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| Your Teenage Daughter Is Pregnant |
| 2007-05-28 17:30:00 |
If your teenager daughter comes to you and tells you she is pregnant, it is "not" the end of the world parents! It is definately a wake up call for her and for you but if ever she needed you it is NOW. Too many parents are more concerned about the stigma of what everyone "else" thinks and how it looks on them as parents instead of what their daughter has to be going through.True, she messed up but don't you think she is paying dearly enough guys? Wake up! Be parents and stand beside her instead of hiding your heads in the sand. I know you blame yourselves, your parenting skills and wonder where you went wrong. Folks, it had nothing to do with you unless you were NOT paying attention and the ones of you who weren't know who I am talking about. What needs to happen now is for her to get some...
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| Your Teenage Daughter Is Pregnant |
| 2007-05-28 17:30:00 |
If your teenager daughter comes to you and tells you she is pregnant, it is "not" the end of the world parents! It is definately a wake up call for her and for you but if ever she needed you it is NOW. Too many parents are more concerned about the stigma of what everyone "else" thinks and how it looks on them as parents instead of what their daughter has to be going through.True, she messed up but don't you think she is paying dearly enough guys? Wake up! Be parents and stand beside her instead of hiding your heads in the sand. I know you blame yourselves, your parenting skills and wonder where you went wrong. Folks, it had nothing to do with you unless you were NOT paying attention and the ones of you who weren't know who I am talking about. What needs to happen now is for her to get some...
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