Get Good Grades How many times have you encouraged your son or daughter to get good grades so they will be able to get into a good college? This principle also applies to gaining admission into a more prestigious boarding school. If a student develops good study habits in middle school and keeps their GPA [...]
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GPA And Other Qualities
December 1st, 2011 
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November 29th, 2011 admin Teen Anxiety There are many teens today suffering from anxiety. It may be hard to believe that the youth of today can become so obsessed with the issues of life that they may even need to be medicated. In reality there are teens on medication today to assist them with the anxiety they are suffering [...]
Home School Option
November 24th, 2011 admin Home Schooling Increases in Popularity As the separation of church and state creates a wider and wider gap in the public education system more people are turning to home schooling for their children. Home schooling may be an option for parents that are unable to pay for a private education. The gap in public schools [...]
Peer Pressure
November 24th, 2011 admin Peer Pressure Peer pressure is a very powerful motivator in today’s society. Teens that struggle are often trying to keep up with someone who may not be very positive. In an effort to be accepted teens will do just about anything positive or negative. Teens are not the only ones influenced by what others think. [...]
How is That Working For You?
November 24th, 2011 admin Parenting Skills A phrase that Dr. Phil has recently made popular asks people that are in a predicament “so how is that working for you”? It can be humorous when asked to those discussing their problems on television. It may be a good question for parents struggling with a defiant teen to consider. The struggle [...]
Posted in Boarding Schools, Boot Camps, Parenting Tags: boarding schools, Christian Boarding School, Christian Boot Camp, defiant teen, defiant teen programs, negative youth, out of control teen, parenting skills, parents of troubled teens, peer pressure, sneaking out at night, teen grounding, teen therapy, troubled teen boarding schools, troubled teens 1 Comment »Parents, Boarding Schools, Teens, and Smoking
November 2nd, 2011 admin When a teen is checked into a boarding school for troubled teens they will immediately need to quit smoking. Most state laws prevent minors under the age of 18 or 21 to purchase cigarettes. This does not mean that a teen has not been smoking for some time prior to their admission into the school. [...]
Sexually active teens – Send them to boarding school
November 1st, 2011 admin It is believed that teens are becoming more sexually active at younger ages than at any other time in history. This is due in part to what is portrayed on television and in movies. The amount of unsupervised time teens have can also play a part in the promiscuity. If a family does not have [...]
My Teen Has Been Expelled From School
November 1st, 2011 admin My Teen Has Been Expelled From School One problem parents struggle with is dealing with a teen that has been kicked out of school. When both parents work outside of the home an expelled child is often left home alone. Depending on the severity of the expulsion the child may be home alone for weeks. [...]
Teen runaways – Boarding school can help
November 1st, 2011 admin One of the most frightening experiences a parent can have is the realization that their child has left home and is living on the streets. The worst thoughts imaginable begin to race through the parent’s heads. Life on the run is a very dangerous course for the teen to take. The teen must find food [...]
Defiant Teens and Parents can be Friends
November 1st, 2011 admin Teens and Friends One of the most significant factors contributing to a child’s success or failure is their choice of friends. That may sound simplistic but in reality a teen is not going to hang around with someone who doesn’t share their same value system. If a teen has been taught that it is not [...]
