Engage! Engage is a great word that brings a sense of action. It can be a positive force to get youth involved, which is crucial for our future. The boys at Triumph are no exception. In fact, they are learning the skills, activities and service to not just be excellent members of the community, but true leaders. Triumph engages them through daily activity in Dog Training, Seven Habits for Highly…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 13, 2012
Your Child needs you to Parent... ...especially if your teenager is already going down the wrong path. A warm relationship is ideal, but sometimes you must do things your child won't be happy with. Dr. Phil McGraw said "Remember: you're a parent, not a pal. Your responsibility is to ensure the well-being and safety of your child. Intervening in a dangerous situation (like ones involving drugs, abuse or truancy) might make…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 12, 2012
Service Project... My girls wanted to do something for the boys at Triumph. They decided to teach and help them make personal blankets for their trip to Alaska. The boys loved it and all participated. Of course this took patience, time, and did I say patience. The girls wanted them to have something for themselves that they could take back home after they graduated the program. I believe my…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 12, 2012
Gaining Personal Confidence Thomas Edison once said that "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% what we decide to do about it." That 90% can either make us better or bring us down, and with PERSONAL CONFIDENCE it can only make us better. Every youth has the ability to make good, positive life decisions. Drug and alcohol addictions, defiance, low-self esteem, non-compliance, falling grades, anger and disrespect, and…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 10, 2012
Building Positive Peer Culture Giving the youth the personal courage , confidence and self-esteem they need to make the right choices is key to them becoming successful and positive members of society. At Triumph Youth Services, we instill those attributes into the youth through Positive Peer Culture. The following is a brief article that explains Positive Peer Culture: PPC is a peer-helping model designed to improve social competence and cultivate strengths in troubled and troubling youth. “Care…
Triumph Youth ServicesDecember 7, 2012