Resources for Parents of Troubled Teens
Asperger Syndrome Information - information on Asperger Syndrome Information
Adolescent Mood Disorders - information on depression
Alternative Summer Camps - Some of these specialized and bipolar disorders in teens.camps also accept students year round for therapeutic wilderness experiences or working ranches.
Adoption Issues - Adoption Issues features articles with topics specifically for families with adoptees and has resources relating to adoption, adopted teens, andadoptive parents.
Girls Learn Differently: How girls' learning styles differfrom boys, and how this fact can be used to improveacademic performance.
4 ADHD - Diagnosing and parenting teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Boarding Schools for Boys - Looking for a boarding school or private school for your son? Boarding Schools for Boys is a great site that lists all boy schools and explains why boys do better in schools without girls and how boys learn differently.
Boarding Schools for Girls - Information for parents considering an all-girls boarding school. Discusses the benefits of single-sex education.
About Teen Depression - Diagnosing depression in teenagers, and how to parent a newly diagnosed child
Boot Camps Info: Explains the difference between bootcamps and therapeutic wilderness camps.
By Parents-For Parents: includes a discussion forum where you can talk to other parents of teens.
About Underachieving Teens: issues that lead to underachievement by adolescents.
Boarding Schools: Traditional academic and specialized programs for boys and girls are listed by state and region. The directory lists military schools, AD/HD boarding schools, girls only, boys only or co-ed schools, college preparatory high schools with campuses in the United States, Canada, Europe or Asia.
Adolescent Substance Abuse - Current information on alcohol abuse and drug use among teenagers.
My Overweight Child: Information on the rising problem of childhood obesity.
Military Schools - Alternatives to military schools for troubled teens.
Overweight Teen: Tips and advice for parents of overweight teens.
Aspen
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Therapeutic boarding schools and wilderness therapyand teens with special needs, learning differences, programs for youth and adolescents.
Talisman Summer Camps - summer camps for childrenADHD, austism, and Asperger's syndrome.
American Library Association Parenting Resources >
Children, Youth, & Families Consortium >
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