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Links for Teens and Parents of Teens

We urge caution when choosing a "boot camp" or "youth ranch" for a troubled teen. Standards for these places vary wildly, and some of them are dangerous. Teen-agers have died in poorly run facilities. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report in 2007 on these camps: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-10-boot-camps_N.htm Speak to police, social services, and the Better Business Bureau before sending your teen to a particular facility. For help with your teen, check with your local Department of Health or Department of Health and Welfare for suggestions and ideas.

	When Your Teen Begins to Work and/or Drive
	"Driving Contract"
	Communicating With Your Teen
	Information on maturing (boys and girls)
	What Were You Taught as a Child? - did you learn unhealthy lessons that interfere with your ability to parent and/or to be happy?
	Our Thoughts on What Children Need to Grow Up Happy and Confident
	What We Think Young Adults Should Know - some of the skills we think parents should make sure their children know before "leaving the nest."
	Safer Child's What Makes for a Great Parent?
	E Health 4 Teens - (written for teens) - from Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon
	Do Something - network of youth working to improve their communities
	Parent Teen Connection
	KidsHealth - "A Parent's Guide to Surviving Adolescence"
	American Academy of Pediatrics - "Communication With Your Adolescent"
	Focus Adolescent Services - "Internet Clearinghouse of Resources, Support, and Information" relative to teens
	The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - links to various publications for teens
	Parents Anonymous, Inc.
	American Academy of Dermatology - 1-888-462-DERM (3376) - teaches children, age 8 through adolescence, about skin conditions and skin care
	KidsHealth - (for teens) make sure you're using your backpack safely
	KidsHealth - (for teens) information on abusive relationships and how to recognize one
	KidsHealth - (for teens) "What is Ritalin?" (See our pages on ADHD and concerns for more)
	Ways in Which You and Your Children Can Help Your Community
	Sexuality & Kids - includes ways for teens to say no
	Safe Surfing
	Gangs and Cults
	Violence in School, Bullies, Managing Conflict
	Substance Abuse (including drugs, inhalants, tobacco and alcohol)
	Safer Child Families in Crisis pages
	Safer Child Dental/Oral Care page - for information on oral piercings
	WordsCanHeal.org - Expert Voice excerpts on learning to speak gently and thoughtfully
	YouthBuild USA - "comprehensive youth and community development program as well as an alternative school"
	Childswork ChildsPlay - (commercial) -- sells resources, games and books "to address the social and emotional needs of children and adolescents"
	TeenScreen - offers free screening for depression and suicide risk for teens
	Are You Wondering if Your Child Needs Outside Help?

There are several books out that discuss out-of-control teen-agers. Here are just a few (inclusion on this page is done as a courtesy, and doesn't necessarily indicate a Safer Child recommendation):

Hold Me Close, Let Me Go: A Mother, A Daughter and an Adolescence Survived

The Stardust Lounge: Stories from a Boy's Adolescence by Deborah Digges (Doubleday)

Augusta, Gone: A True Story by Martha Tod Dudman (Simon & Schuster)

The Myth of Maturity: What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults (W.W. Norton & Co.)

A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression - Gary E. Nelson

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