We believe that good mental health is not the absence of problems. It’s learning to cope with problems rationally. You cannot control all that has or will happen. You can only choose how you deal with it.
Erich Fromm, the famed psychoanalyst said, “Most people who fail in the art of living, do so not because they are inherently bad, or so without will that they cannot lead a better life; they fail, because they stand at the fork in the road and have to decide.” Our goal is that when the lives of the teens we help reach a fork in the road they will make decisions based on personal responsibility, accountability, and rational confidence.
This site is about helping parents and teens who are struggling through information and articles we have found useful in working through problems.
- Top 5 Warning Signs Your Teen is Becoming ‘At Risk’
- Peer Associations / Approval, Acceptance, Choice
- Exploitation: ALERT!
- More on Fear and Anger
- Victimization: A Violation of Spirit
- Values
- How we can help: Children of Divorce
- Healing After Trauma
- Life After Healing
- The Anti-Social Child
- The U.S. Department of Justice on Child Abuse and Neglect
- How We Help Children Change
- Normal Adolescent Development
- Breaking the Barrier to Change: Overcoming Our Fear
- Identifying Signs of Anger
- Basic Parenting 101
- Thoughts on “Goodness”
- Assertiveness: Acting in Your Own Best Interest
- Do’s and Don’ts of Parenting
- The Morals of Chess
- American Psychological Association’s Best First Line Treatment Options
- Learning Communication: Offering and Accepting Feedback
- Impulsive Behaviors and Sudden Decisions
- Feeling Good About Yourself
- Anger and Self Talk
- Motivational Interviewing
- That Which You Control
- Peer Pressure