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When Summer School is Not Enough

Aspen Academy helps teens get back on track behaviorally so they can succeed academically. Teens also earn credit to help them catch up for the next school year. Read more about how Aspen helps when Summer School Is Not Enough...

Aspen Education Group has wilderness treatment, residential treatment, and boarding schools for teens who are struggling with substance abuse or other behavioral issues

Call (866) 845-1391 to learn more about our programs for teens.

Smaller, college preparatory boarding schools may be able to offer your teenager more personal attention in and out of the classroom. Therapeutic boarding schools give students struggling in public schools an opportunity to change their lives, rediscover their self-worth, and build great futures.

Wilderness programs use outdoor experiences like camping and orienteering to help troubled teens confront and work through issues ranging from substance abuse to more severe emotional and behavioral problems. If you've been hoping your teen would be able to turn things around, but find you are still waiting for that to happen, it's worth investigating wilderness therapy programs with qualified, experienced counselors and staff.

Call (866) 845-1391 to learn more about our programs for teens.

Phoenix Outdoor
Phoenix Outdoor is a licensed therapeutic wilderness program that provides comprehensive substance abuse intervention and assessment for youth ages 13-17. Learn more about Phoenix Outdoor >>

Enabling Teen Drinking

We've all heard the rationale that some parents use for allowing their teens to drink alcohol under some circumstances, such as at home or on vacation in a country with more permissive laws regarding alcohol:

"I'm teaching my child to drink responsibly."
"If my child is old enough to serve in the military, he should be able to drink alcohol."
"I drank alcohol when I was a teen and I don't have an alcohol problem now."

Many parents say such things in order to defend their own beliefs and actions in how they choose to raise their children and also because they feel that what they do in the privacy of their own home is their own business.

These parents may even point to some research that suggests that children who are allowed to drink at home under parental supervision don't feel the same sense of rebellious excitement in using alcohol at parties as do their peers who are forbidden to drink and in fact, are less likely to regularly use or abuse alcohol at all.

Even so, the reasons for not allowing your child to drink — under any circumstances, until she is 21 — are more persuasive than any rationale for allowing your teen to consume alcoholic beverages.

Learn the reasons why you should not allow your teen to drink >>

Dealing with adolescent substance abuse? These programs are geared specifically for teens struggling with drug and alcohol abuse:

SunHawk Academy - St. George, Utah
SunHawk Academy's teen residential treatment program and boarding school combines an intense clinical intervention with an accredited academic program. As students achieve specific academic and behavioral goals they progress through levels set for them by SunHawk's qualified clinical staff. The "Life Skills Training" component of the program gives each child extensive exposure to real life experiences that are necessary to succeed in today's society. Learn more about SunHawk Academy >>

Turn-About Ranch - Escalante, Utah
Turn-About Ranch is a high-impact therapy program on a working horse and cow ranch that emphasizes old-time values and morals such as honesty, respect, teamwork and accountability. This co-ed program is licensed as a residential treatment center and works to instill a positive, responsible, cooperative attitude in their students that prepares them for successfully living within their family, community, and society. Learn more about Turn-About Ranch >>

Is Early Childhood Behavior Predictive of Teen Substance Use?

Are behavior patterns in kindergarten-aged children predictive of substance abuse in their teen years? According to several research studies that have followed groups of children into adolescence and beyond, the answer is yes.

According to several National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded studies, there are some important personality traits that may indicate that a young child is at risk for later substance use. For both boys and girls, those with higher scores on IQ tests and readiness for school tests were more likely to use alcohol and marijuana ten years later.

Read the behaviors to watch for the might indicate your child is headed towards drug or alcohol use >>

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