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Articles

As part of our efforts to educate parents and assist schools in greater communication, we have developed an article portion of our web site. Normally, articles would be posted on your communcation community, however, we feel like our articles would be of greater benefit when posted directly on our web site.

Parent Mentoring Works - Anxiety. Guilt. Fear. Shame. Isolation. These are constant companions for parents of at-risk teens. In contrast to parents of other children with special needs, they find little, if any, compassion and understanding. Read the full article... (posted March 1st, 2008)

Change is Not a Four Letter Word - Change... an amazingly powerful and often times emotionally charged word. Change can be a word that seems like such a great idea when directed towards someone else; i.e. how “they” can change in a way that will make your life better. Read the full article... (posted March 1st, 2008)

De-Stress the Process - The decision of placing your teen in residential treatment may likely be the toughest decision you've ever made. Emotions and stress run amok. The pressure to make the right decision for your teen is overwhelming. Read the full article... (posted March 1st, 2008)