Entitled Youth Are we raising our kids to be entitled? Here at Triumph Youth Services we deal with entitlement issues from the boy's we work with more and more each year. We have also noticed that many of our younger staff members are becoming more and more entitled. Entitlement, especially in adolescents will pose many problems in regards to future progress. Entitlement not only slows down and/or interrupts progress, but I…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 27, 2012
Parent Support In our business, working with youth suffering from behavioral disorders and addiction issues, success is much greater when we receive parental support from start to finish. It is extremely hard for parents due to consistent manipulation from their child, guilt, dealing with emotional changes from their sons, etc., etc. The easy thing to do is to make a deal with your son such as "If you do good…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 22, 2012
Does Your Son Suffer from Emotional Disturbance? Some of the boys currently at Triumph Youth Services were diagnosed with Emotional Disturbance. This is a common name that K-12 schools use for a combination of symptoms. The below article is an overall description of Emotional Disturbance. NICHCY Disability Fact Sheet 5 (FS5) The mental health of our children is a natural and important concern for us all. The fact is,…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 16, 2012
Are Sports For Us Or Our Kids? There is nothing worse than a father yelling at his son or daughter for not playing a sport hard enough, for embarrassing them because they are loosing, for not "being as good as I was when I use to play," etc. As parents we are often guilty for putting extreme pressure on our kids when it comes to sports. I have been at times a…
Triumph Youth ServicesNovember 14, 2012