What Are The Unintended Consequences Of Financially Helping Adult Children Research on the lifestyles of contemporary families has found that today's older generations are spending the largest amounts of financial resources on adult children. Grown children in many families still stay at home, or are moving back in with the parents because of the lower financial capabilities of the former, and the higher spending power of the latter. Adult...more
A Personal Story of a Teenager's Drug Addiction and Experience at a Teen Treatment Center According to Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, drug dependence is a negative way of making use of a substance that causes a number of problems which leads to taking more of the said drug to get intoxicated. Drug dependence according to many teen treatment centers, also pertains to issues that happen (withdrawal symptoms)...more
How Parents can get Their Teen into a Teenage Drug Treatment Center Teen treatment centers assert the role of the parents in making their teenage children live a great life. However due to the lack of open channels of communication between the parent and the teenager, the latter tends to confide and spend time with his or her friends, some of them who could put all stops to his development by tempting him with drugs and alcohol. Oblivious to the parent, the teenager can be swayed into the momentary high and the celebratory moments that accompany rounds of alcohol and drugs. Teens tend to smoke weed(Marijuana) take prescription drugs, go to rave parties and indulge in drugs that make them sexually promiscuous like Dissociatives and Club Drugs like Ecstasy. All of these drugs are not only illegal but they can also create a lot of physical and mental problems for the child, even leading to death. Impotence, aging, cancers, stroke, liver diseases and heart attacks are some of the repercussions of teen alcohol and drug abuse. Secondly, since they are taking drugs at this age, they may also find it difficult to stay sober and go into relapse as well. As a parent, you should...more
Celebrate a child's 10th birthday with an incredible party June 16, 2010 Written by: Tyna LewisBelieve it or not, turning 10 is often a designated a rite of passage by children. Of course, kids adore every one of their birthdays, but sometimes entering the double digits signifies the start of adulthood for the little ones. You can't...more
How to Tell if Your Teenager is Abusing Alcohol and in Need of an Adolescent Treatment Center Alcohol addiction according to a leading teen treatment center is a negative habit of alcohol use that leads to a variety of problems which affected one's health, society, interpersonal interactions, professions, and even one's life. Teen alcohol...more
Mark your daughter's sixteenth birthday with a huge celebration June 07, 2010 Written by: Tyna LewisIt's often bitter sweet when little girls grow up, isn't it? While most parents love seeing their child mature and evolve into a fine young lady, their teenage years are often spent in the company of close friends and impromptu trips to the mall, rather than hanging out with (heaven forbid) her dear old mom and dad. Still, if your daughter is about to celebrate one of the most important birthdays in her life - her sixteenth - why not honor the occasion with an amazing birthday party? While she'll no doubt spend most of the shindig mingling with her giggling girlfriends, when the event is over and you're about to turn in for the evening you can guarantee you'll be getting a humongous hug and a genuine "thank you" for your efforts. What more could a parent ask for?To begin, coordinate some amazing birthday invitations. These can be simple or crazy - it really depends on what your guest of honor desires. Make sure to ask her opinion and even try to pull her away from the phone for an hour or two so the two of you can go shopping together.Sex and the City is extremely popular...more
How to Tell if Your Teenager Needs a Teenage Alcohol Rehab As a parent you may surprised to see your teen being pulled for drinking. But that is not much to be surprised considering that a reputed teen treatment center at Oklahoma has pointed...more
How Do Teen Fashion Designers Get Started? Despite the fact that there are tons of magazines and shows that offer a glimpse at the newest teen fashions, we don't always hear a lot about the actual teen fashion designers themselves. In...more
What to Expect at a Teen Drug Treatment Center Teen rehab programs are giving their all when it comes to treating teens from drug and alcohol addiction. Teens usually suffer from nicotine, alcohol and drug addiction and there is a body of...more
How to Tell if Your Teenager Needs Teen Drug Treatment Teen treatment centers on a daily basis treat hundreds of cases wherein teenagers are addicted to a variety of drugs and alcohol. In fact, the amount and variety of drugs that they take...more
The Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Every Parent Should Know Adolescent rehab programs in the US have stated that drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents is a real problem that should be confronted. One of the prominent teen rehab in...more
According to Kate Connally of AddictingGames.com, 78% of teen girls and 82% of teen boys play online games. Most probably, your kid is included in that percentage. Every parent with kids ages 6 and up should consider that this generation is a new...more