Is Your Teen Holding you Hostage?
By Shae, August 2006
If you are up all night and preoccupied all day worried about fighting with, and trying to stop your teenager from making poor choices, then you have good reason to be concerned. More than 11 million teens in America were reported to have tried illegal drugs, teens now drink a quarter of all the alcohol consumed in the United States, and there are approximately fifteen million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases annually—two thirds of which occur among adolescents and young adults under 25. Thousands of parents lie awake at night helplessly waiting for their teenagers to come home, wondering what he or she has been doing. This type of sleep deprivation and daily anxiety is forcing parents like you to live in a hostage-like situation. Your teenager is controlling your thoughts, your daily activities, and ultimately your lifestyle. It is time to make a change. Parents across the nation are putting their foot down and getting the help they need—isn’t it time you did the same?
Where to Get Help
Without the proper training and education about sex, drugs, and choices, your teenager is in danger and so are you. When your teenager has reached a certain level of defiance this type of training becomes almost impossible to implement without some type of outside assistance. There are schools and programs across the nation dedicated to helping families in this type of situation. For example, Thayer Learning Center, a school and boot camp for troubled teens ages 13-17, helps teens become more respectful and responsible through a three level program that involves the whole family. There are also life skills programs like Bonneville Canyon for young adults 18 years and older. By extracting your teenager from his or her current environment, it enables him or her to learn these important lessons while you are able to take control of your life again.
Where to Start
Because there are so many schools and programs out there, it is important to choose the right one. Talking to someone familiar with the different programs, like a consultant company like Parent Help, and researching the benefits of each program is the best place to start. Each school has a different admissions process. If funding is an issue, there are several different ways to find the money. Your child’s future will never be a bad investment.
If your teenager is involved in drugs, alcohol, and other dangerous or disrespectful behaviors there is no time to lose. Get your teenager help today and take back control of your life.
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