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Each quarter we have Parent Week where the parents of the boys come out for meetings, activities, and bonding with their boys. Work Hard Play Hard still applies during Parent meeting week too.

Conduct Disorder What is a Conduct Disorder? A Conduct Disorder pertains to behavioral and emotional problems in children and teens, characterized by inappropriate social behavior, difficulty following rules and destructive behavior and violates the rights of others. Many times the adolescent has no remorse for their behavior. Symptoms – frequent and consistently occur in all settings (home, school, public) Aggressive behavior such as bullying and starting fights Deliberately destroying property;…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? The American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a severe anxiety disorder in which a person is exposed to a traumatic event where: The person experienced or witnessed or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the…

There are a lot of people out there talking about teens who struggle but it's often hard to find people being real and honest and raw and....real (I know, said "real" twice, but that's what we need--real, real, real). This article--this is real and honest and raw.  And has some solid, applicable advice for any people out there who are trying mightily to parent a teen who struggles. Jen Hatmaker…