Parent Choices For Struggling Teens

Steve Sawyer, ssawyer@newvisionwilderness.com, Clinical Director and Co-Founder of New Vision Wilderness Therapeutic Outdoor Programs, 262-780-1780, www.newvisionwilderness.com explained how though stress can be triggered by external events, the internal perceptions and reactions is the real cause of stress. Stress in youth comes from a variety of triggers such as academic pressure and keeping up with the increasing speed of social media. Stress is a reflection of a feeling of lack of control or powerlessness, and especially in youth can trigger both physical pain and behavior problems. He explained some of the sophisticated therapeutic techniques used based on recent research findings of how the brain operates, and some of the things parents could do to prevent the stress levels in the family from getting too high. This segment was sponsored by Spring Ridge Academy, 928-632-4602, a Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls in Arizona.