FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Press Release)
August 12, 2010 – Troubled Teens are returning to school.
Are they ready for the demands of high school? Are parents ready
for another school year and the chaos of troubled teens and
behavioral issues? Are parents ready for another school year
and the chaos of troubled teens and behavioral issues?Karen
Corcoran, Founder of Inspirations for Youth and Families, a
boarding school and residential therapeutic program for teenagers
states: “By the end of summer, parents who are struggling
with the chaos of teen behavior and the fear and concern for
their teen’s safety, are also questioning the stability
of the family, and their own ability to function as a result
of the whirlwind life of raising a troubled teen.” Corcoran
states: “A parent’s ability to quickly recognize
the benefit of a therapeutic boarding school, will reduce the
agony and heartache of a difficult teenager.”
New research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America
shows that more than one-third of parents are concerned that
TV (38 percent), computers (37 percent) and video games (33
percent) make it harder for them to communicate with their
media-engrossed teens about risky behaviors, like drug and
alcohol use. The survey of more than 1,200 parents also confirms
that a quarter or more are worried that newer forms of media,
including cell phone texting (27 percent) social networking
sites, like Facebook (25 percent) and Twitter (19 percent)
hinder effective parent/child communication about the dangers
of teen substance abuse”, according to the Partnerships
for a Drug-Free America website.
“These recent findings present a clear picture of the
opportunity for Teen Drug Abuse Risk Factors. Common behaviors
found in teens who are abusing drugs includes isolation, social
life withheld from parents thru password coded or invitation
only websites (Facebook, MySpace) social sites or media (YouTube,
Twitter,) and telephone texting, in addition to declining
academic interest and declining grades, and an immersion in
societal perceptions of drug use”, says Karen Corcoran,
who works with troubled teens and their families every day.
Corcoran states: “This research reveals a need for
parents to take a more active role in their teenager’s
lives. Parents should be aware of how teens are spending their
time online and remain aware of the impact all media consumption
is having on their teens. Videos of teens using drugs, abusing
cough medicine, and becoming intoxicated, are readily available
on YouTube and other social networking websites. In many cases,
reality television glorifies and sensationalizes drug addiction,
teen pregnancy, and dysfunction in the family.” According
to Corcoran, a mental health professional and parent of young
adults, “It is difficult to gain knowledge of a teen’s
social life and friends if communication, along with time
spent between parent and adolescent was not previously established.
Parents taking time to speak with their children while spending
quality time together, are less likely to become isolated
from their child-turned-teen and more likely to transition
into the role of parental investigator.”
According to research, kids and teen’s cell phone ownership
has increased sharply since 2004, from 39 percent to 66 percent
in 2009, while ownership of iPods jumped drastically from
18 percent to 76 percent over the same time period. Karen
Corcoran states: “Teen use of cellular telephones, which
now includes internet accessibility, further distances the
teenager from parental monitoring and protection.” Among
kids and teens, cell phone ownership has increased since 2004,
from 39 percent to 66 percent in 2009, while ownership of
iPods increased from 18 percent to 76 percent over the same
time period. Corcoran further states: “ If cell phones
and ipods are not enough to create a growing concern regarding
teen behaviors, early teenage access to vehicles will definitely
initiate a concern regarding the separation that teen driving
creates between the teenager and parent. When teenagers are
given a car or any motorized transportation, it immediately
creates a teen world withheld from the supervision of parents
and family.” “Teen drug use, teen drug abuse,
and other dangerous behaviors are just the beginning of a
teenagers exposure to a world in which teens are unprepared
to encounter, when the parent’s ability to monitor a
teen is removed,” according to Karen Corcoran.
Inspirations for Youth and Families and their Inspirations
Teen Rehab program knows all-to-well, the results
of teen behavior and poor choices, associated with over exposure
to media and the isolation of teen’s parents it creates.
“Teens entering teen rehab, report an ability to withhold
most of their daily activities and knowledge of their social
life, from their parents and family members,” states
Dr. James Hughes, Chief Executive Officer and child psychologist
for Inspirations for Youth and Families. LLC.
Troubled teenagers entering their freshman
year of high school or returning to high school, presents
an opportunity for parents to enroll the teen in a therapeutic
boarding school, focusing on the clinical and academic needs
of their child. “Get hold of your teen’s life
before life gets hold of your teen”.
Written by: Christopher Walsh
Contact Christopher Walsh at:
1-888-757-6237
or e-mail
us.
Inspirations for Youth and Families, LLC : www.inspirationsyouth.com
Source: Partnership for a Drug Free America
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