Youth

It’s not easy to find residential treatment programs that are specifically designed for youth. Adolescents require a different type of care than adults do, as they are in a completely different stage of life. They have had different experiences, they have unique responsibilities and they have a brain that is not yet fully developed. For…

A child’s first teacher is their parents. Parents are the ones responsible for teaching their kids how to walk, talk, ride a bike and drive a car. So is it acceptable for parents to teach their kids how to drink responsibly? Some parents feel that not only is it acceptable for their teens to drink…

Designer drugs are nothing new, but within this category, different variations are popping up all the time. One of the latest drugs that parents should be aware of is flakka, a synthetic drug that has caused several hundred incidents in just two short years and has been said to be one of the most dangerous…

Thankfully, most parents are not thrown into the role of raising teenagers. It’s a gradual job that starts with diapers and late night feedings and progresses over the years. It’s been said that there are two types of parents up at night: the parents of newborns and the parents of teens. The only difference is…