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We adopted a beautiful girl at age 2 and she JUST turned 15. Her mom got pregnant with her at age 14, her grandma had her real mom at 14. NOW my daughter is acting just like her mom and grandma.
She has had a boyfriend for 17 days and they broke up on a Wed…the next day at school TO GET HIS ATTENTION, we think, she pretended to have taken a hand full of pills before leaving for school and pretended to be throwing up at school saying she was trying to KILL herself because she loved him. THEN she owned up to the school counselor she was lying.
The next day we sent her on to school, DID NOT WANT TO, but she insisted to GO. She hide a stainless steal knife in her boot and took it to school. When she was caught with it sticking out of her boot, she said she was wanting to CUT herself because she said she was a CUTTER….Well, her and her boyfriend got back together THAT DAY.
Yesterday, a week later, she broke up with him because he supposedly kissed her best friend in church on Sun. We sat her down to talk with her last night and she confessed that her GOAL was to QUIT school and find her a boyfriend to MOVE in with to support her.
We were shocked. We love her so much and want this fixed. She is so young to be making such awful decisions. We are hurt what can we do? She has never liked women, but loves men in her life……
-Sherry
Dear Sherry,
Thanks for your question and it sounds like you’ve been dealing with quite a bit of stress lately dealing with your teenage daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb
08
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My best friend is being verbally abused by her parents. They constantly put her down, telling her that her that straight A grades aren’t good enough and that she isn’t good enough for them.
They make her feel terrible, and I want to help her. I would like to go to the school guidance counselor, but I don’t think a guidance counselor can do very much if she isn’t being physically abused. What can I do to help my friend?
-Lilyclaire
Dear Lilyclaire,
I think that it’s great that you want to help your friend, she is lucky to have a friend like you, one that isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty by getting involved in a tough family situation. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are a teen that struggles with depression or a parent of one that does, it can be hard to know what the best treatment is.
Some doctors would be quick to put depressed teens on medication after just one or two counseling sessions while some counselors might use therapy alone to treat the depression. If the teen is involved in some type of church, leaders could advise more prayer to solve the problem.
Despite all this confusion, there is new research that sheds some light on which treatment is most effective in helping depressed teens. During this study funded by TADS, some teens were put on Prozac alone, others given CBT therapy alone, and others a combination of the two. Read the rest of this entry »
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Aug
09
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I’ve been dealing with a problem for about 2 yrs now. I am 25 yrs old and have a full time career currently living under my parent’s household. I have been seeing a guy ‘J’ for two yrs.
My parents, actually my father, has set certain rules. No guys allowed after 10pm during the weekdays and I must call my parents whenever I am out. I have no problem telling them where I am but they still always make me feel guilty being out period even when I tell them.
Also, I do not get off work until 9pm sometimes, making seeing each other before the 10 pm curfew very difficult. Read the rest of this entry »
What advice would you give on adult children still living at home and dating a person whom we feel is totally wrong for them.
We have based this decision on things that we have seen and heard and believe that it is totally against how we have raised our child, which is to honor God.
-Brenda
Dear Brenda,
Thanks for your question. Read the rest of this entry »
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