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 I decided to go into educational consulting
because I am a parent, just like you, who loves her child, and I saw him going nowhere fast. It started innocently with
acting out at school and gradually progressed to constant phone calls from the principal’s office, changes in friends, slipping
grades/lack of interest in school, withdrawal from the family, moodiness, blowups,
secretiveness and finally desperation that I was losing my child to forces that I could not
control. I loved my child. We were a good family. We had good values. Why wasn’t
that enough!
I didn’t know if the problem was just normal adolescence or something more serious.
After trying to ignore it, I realized that it wasn’t going to go away. I felt alone,
ashamed and frightened. I knew we needed help, I just didn’t know where or what that help was going to be.
I began by looking for alternatives for my son. During that process, I discovered a
myriad of options for families with challenging adolescents. Having traveled extensively to a variety of facilities, including:
- “emotional growth” schools
- structured boarding schools
- wilderness/ranch programs
- RTC
- psychiatric hospitals
- after-care alternatives
I now want to share those possibilities with other families.
My mantra has become that there is no shame in having a child
who doesn’t fit the mold;
the shame is when nothing is done about it.
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