Teens “Help! I have a Teenager!” is a phrase often used by parents of today’s teens. ScottCounseling.com is an outstanding teen center of information for parents, teachers and anyone interested in helping or working with teens.
How to Motivate Your Child in 5 Easy Steps
Motivating a child to succeed in today’s world may be a challenge. Developing intrinsic motivation (motivation from within), as oppossed to Extrinsic motivation (motivation from other sources) if most often desired by parents. The following article will provide the reader with 5 steps to consider in motivational techniques that may be used by parents and...
Letters from a Meth Addict From Prison: I Need Drug Treatment!
This is the second of four letters written in prison from a methamphetamine drug addict. Meth is not only a highly addictive, life damaging drug, but its treatment and recovery rate is difficult…but possible, as this individual is about to find out, as she enters Teen Challenge- a highly successful drug treatment program. Letters in Prison from a...
Building a Healthy Body Image in Children
Pre-teens entering middle school and junior high begin to look into the mirror more often than they did during their elementary school years. Body image, for many children entering their pre-teen and teens years is everything. Self-image is too often about looking good on the outside. Self-esteem and good body image go hand and hand. ...
The Risk Of TV In The Kids Bedroom: Research Shows TV In Kids Room Is Dangerous
ScottCounseling has received numerous parenting questions over the years asking this question: “Is television in a child’s bedroom harmful to the child?” Anil Sharma’s article answers this question and provides helpful parenting information regarding the effects of TV in a child’s bedroom. Is it safe to have a TV in a child’s bedroom. What are...
Cutting and Self-Mutalation Facts, Statistics, & Help
As a school counselor, I am very concerned about the growing trend I am seeing in cutting, self-injury and self-mutalation. The largest number of readers posting on ScottCounseling come here as cutters, parents of cutters and former self-mutilators seeking to help current cutters. The act of cutting involves an individual intentionally making cuts, scratches or...
Sexting Teen Help
The dictionary definition of sexting involves…”the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarilty between cell phones.” One study done by CosmoGirl shared results that indicated that 20% of teens between the ages of 13-19 have shared nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves online or through texting. Over half the females involved in sexting shared...
Mediation For Teens or Children In Conflict
Teen help programs that suggest peer or parent mediation often leads teen conflicts and child disputes to a positive outcome or resolution. Mediation is a process that involves a neutral party or person that leads others in conflict to discuss their concerns in a civil manner and brings about a plan that can be implemented...
Teen Help Behaviors For Parents
The middle school years can be a confusing time for parents and their young teenagers. This period in a child’s life often leads to anxious feelings for both the child and parents. Below are some generally accepted beliefs about “the middle years” in a child’s life that most parents will find helpful: Throughout much of...
How to Help My Child Stop Cutting
This is the fifth ScottCounseling article on cutting and self-injury. This article focuses on some step-by-step approaches parents and cutters can use as strategies to put an end to the behavior of cutting. Other cutting articles by ScottCounseling include: Cutting: Self Injury Facts & Statistics What is Cutting & Self Injury? Why Do People Cut or Self...
Teen Swearing: What Parents Can Do
Psychology professor, Dr. Francis Compton, who completed numerous studies in the area of social behavior and swearing, found that 87% of children (ages 12 to 19) used curse words or foul language. When asked to make a list of words, the 855 participants in the research study classified their language as inappropriate. This study, done...
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