Family

Should Malls Have a Parental Escort Policy?

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Many teenagers like to hang out at the local shopping mall, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. While this promotes business at the Auntie Anne’s and Hollister, many mall workers find they have to add the duty of babysitting to their job description. Some mall employees are so frustrated with teenagers clogging their stores and [...]

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Helping Teens Grow Into Responsible Young Adults

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New Creations, a Christian boarding school that has been helping teens for over 40 years, began humbly as a result of a small Christian choir.  But even from the start, God showed the directors of New Creations that great things were going to happen.  Rich Mullins, writer and accomplished singing artist of the popular Christian [...]

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Adopted Teens, Guilt, and Withdrawal

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Adopted teenagers will go through many of the same issues and situations that non-adopted teens do. Teens are in a constant search to find their identity and where they belong in the world. For adopted teens, they may have difficulty determining their identity because they lack knowing their past. Although research has been conflicting, it [...]

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How Do You Treat Reactive Attachment Disorder?

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If your child or foster child suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), many different treatment options have been offered by mental health professionals. While the treatment has greatly evolved over the past few decades, no set standards have been reached. Effective treatments usually include educating the child and parents about RAD. Parents may want to [...]

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