Do Public Schools Make Things Worse for Troubled Teens?
Public schools have been proven to exacerbate pre-existing troubled teen issues, as well as lead to other issues manifesting as the school year progresses. Our therapeutic boarding school offers a strong academic focus, making it the optimal choice for troubled teens having issues in traditional school settings. Extensive research has shown that teenagers throughout the […]
Helicopter Parenting: Sheltering Children Causes A Lifetime Of Poor Self Esteem
You Have To Learn To Fail Before You Learn To Succeed There is an old adage comparing successful professionals to amateurs. The professional has failed more times than the new individual has even tried. This concept is true in sports, in artistic endeavors like stand-up comedy or theater, in sales, in occupations like teaching, law, and contract […]
Dont Let A Mistake, Error Of Judgment, Or Poor Choice, Haunt You All Your Life
Anxiety diorders in girls prevent them from normal functioning and development. Those disorders are bred and multiplied through false mental and physical expectations promulgated by the media. They’re fueled by toxic social groups who give kids the wrong idea of what’s important. Anxiety Disorders In Girls Are Prevalent Due To Social Media But such anxiety disorders […]
Keeping Troubled Teens Safe: The Statistics on Young People and Guns
Study finds that teens are less likely to carry a firearm in states with tougher gun laws Teenagers are going to be less likely to keep a firearm on them if they live in a state with stronger gun control laws, according to a new study. The study was published today in JAMA Pediatrics seeing […]
Subtle Signs Of Eating Disorders In Girls
Eating disorders aren’t as always obvious in adolescent girls as one would think. Dramatic weight loss, a refusal to eat – both are obvious signs that are hard to miss. But there are other more subtle signs of eating disorders that you may not notice in your own teenager. Here’s a look at some of […]
How Does Personality-Based Intervention Reduce Teen Binge Drinking?
Recent research has shown that teen binge drinking can be effectively curbed through the use of personality-based intervention. The research is encouraging for parents whose teens struggle with binge drinking issues, with one study showing that there was a significantly lower rate of drinking among those targeted by this type of intervention. The research also […]
Apps For Parents Of Troubled Teens
Turning Winds Academic Institute offers programs that serves boys and girls with issues that include behavioral problems, low self-worth, poor academic performance, ADD/ADHD, addictions, depression, spectrum disorders and attachment disorders. In this technology driven world, there are mobile apps that parents can download onto their smartphones and mobile devices, for monitoring without them knowing it […]
Negative Thinking And Anxiety Disorders In Young Women
Adolescent girls are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder as boys. If you’re the parent of a teen girl who suffers from negative thinking, anxiety (and depression), you understand how difficult of a time it can be. Studies show that differences in how the brain in terms of how […]
This Is NOT What A Life With Asperger’s Is Like – At Least Not What You Think
Socialization is hard enough without a spectrum disorder casting doubt on one’s mental and emotional situation. Look at normal adolescence – is it any wonder some teens come to a crisis point? It is very tough to be a teen in today’s world – more so than any other time in recent history. On top of Asperger’s […]
How Nature Can Actually Help Your Daughter Cope With The Challenges Of Life
Turning Winds Academic Institute has a unique approach to helping your teenager deal with and cope with any challenges that life has thrown at them. While we do take the education of your children seriously, we have a new way of going about helping teenagers that has seen some positive results. Nature Has Amazing Healing […]
