Parenting Troubled Teens

Over the past 20 years of parenting - most of these were good years, some were not so good - what has become most obvious is that the whole experience has been driven by choices. We as parents make choices for which we are accountable and bear responsibility; and, our children make choices for which they must be held accountable. In the early stages of child development the choices that children make usually don't have long-term consequences. However, as children grow up, the choices they make become more and more important. And, the choices we, as parents, make increase in importance as well.

During the pre-school years, children are learning and experiencing many new things - it is a time for experimentation, if you will. Children are constantly "testing" their environment and learning what works and what doesn't, what they can do and what they can't. Children are learning limits and proper "social" behaviors. By the time they enter school, most children have learned to respect authority, have learned to exercise some level of patience and have learned to get along with their peers. However, this is not always true. Some children take a different path and this path leads to trouble and grief in the years that follow. Most parents don't realize that children as young as 3 years old can be developing behaviors that will prove destructive to them and disruptive to those to whom they come into contact. Patterns begin to develop that, if you're aware of their ramifications, become signals that can make you aware that you have a child that needs help. Unfortunately, most parents don't have the knowledge required to recognize the aberrant patterns and realize too late they have a problem child. Then, they experience guilt and frustration as they try to deal with their problem child. Some parents become so frustrated that all they want is to rid themselves of the child.

These pages are intended to provide a single source of information for parents of troubled teenagers (and other aged children) and, hopefully, provide some sense of hope that there are resources available to assist parent and child alike. In most cases, if a parent can get their child to their mid-20's, the child matures enough to realize that life is not what happens to them but how they choose to react to what happens. In other words, they begin to make responsible choices.

Select from the links on the right side of this page for more information and PLEASE avail yourself of the eBook: Survival Strategies For Parents Of Troubled Children. I promise you won't be disappointed!

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