Parenting Troubled Teens
Jean Hamman
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It may not look like a virtue now, but that stubborn, hard headed streak may well save your child in his adult life.
Step Parenting an Out of Control Teen
The importance of involvement and teamwork when step parenting a problem teen.
Understanding the conflicted feelings which arise when loving an unlovable child.
Enabling and Detachment, Part Two
Detaching yourself from emotional reactions to your teen's behavior choices and allowing them to learn from consequences.
Enabling and Detachment, Part One
The importance of knowing the difference between helping and enabling and the necessity of detaching ourselves from the emotional turmoil surrounding the behaviors of our troubled teens.
Do You Really Want That Kid Driving??
The pros and often inevitable cons about giving an out of control teenager a set of car keys.
Persuading your troubled teen to participate in psychiatric counseling can be difficult at best. Here are some tips to help make them feel more at ease.
Why teens runaway and what to do if yours does.
Troubled Teens, Troubled Souls
The signs and symptoms of adolescent depression and how they may relate to out of control teens.
Parenting Lessons from Mom Nature
Mother Nature can be our best teacher of parenting skills if we watch and learn from her many parents.