Children with behavioral problems can cause conflict among parents and family. Such problems include acting out, destructive behaviors, or refusal to go to school. A child’s behavior sparks ongoing arguments and dissension with parents, weakening their effectiveness. Lack of boundaries, power and control. Child’s behaviors spread to community, adding stress to family. Child plays one parent against the other. Parents become angry at each other and escalate child’s behavior to more serious levels.
Are you worried about your teen?
- Are you worried about your teenager’s social development?
- Does your teen struggle with grades or behaving in class?
- Is he or she bullied? Lonely?
- Looking for a way to keep them out of trouble?
- Trouble with alcohol, drugs, or promiscuous behaviors?
- ADHD
- OCD
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Schizophrenia
- Autism/Asperger’s
- Alcohol, smoking and drug use
- Trauma
- Abuse
- Physical disabilities
- Eating disorders
- Learning disorders
- Risky behaviors and promiscuity
Does Your Teen struggle with these things?
- Appearance (self image) – Overweight, poor body image, acne, want plastic surgery
- Peers – bulling or peer pressure
- Parents – feeling criticized, never good enough, even unloved
- Unrealistic expectations – low self esteem, not “living up” to one’s expectations
Parents work together as a team in making clear and firm decisions regarding discipline. Reduce and identify the child’s manipulative behavior and increase parent’s control. Improve copings skills and communication with all family members. Increase child’s responsibility and self worth to reduce negative attention. Also focus on Teen Counseling and Adolescent Counseling Houston.
Divorce & How It Effects Your Family?
Divorce can be stressful, sad, and confusing for everyone – but for kids it creates an unacceptable level of uncertainty
They question what life will be like? Will they be abandoned? Are we going to have to move? What will my friends say?
Often kids become angry at the prospect of mom and dad splitting up for good. Divorce isn’t easy, but as a parent you can make the process less painful for your children with the right therapist. In these times parents are blinded by their own pain, unable to provide the support and loving home for the family. Family Counseling can help.
Kids express their emotions in many ways, sometimes it looks like:
- children’s aggression, lying, stealing
- discipline issues and differences
- school difficulties
- teen problems
- communication struggles
- difficulties with friends
- bed-wetting and soiling
- temper tantrums
- drug and alcohol use
- issues related to life-threatening or chronic illness
- grief due to loss, separation, divorce
- concerns involving elder care
More than anything, teens just want to be heard! At this fragile time in their lives, they have so many questions and emotions and most are afraid to ask. The pressures and experiences they encounter now WILL affect the rest of their lives.
Family Therapy Fees:
- Initial Family Session – 75 minutes – $185
- Individual Session – 50 minutes – $150
- Individual/Couple/Family Session – 75 minutes – $215
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When my parents divorced, I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it until my mom signed me up for group. Just talking about it to someone has really helped me understand.” – Melinda, 14
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“My son used to stay at home all the time and didn’t have many friends before trying this. Now he’s going on dates and trying out for the basketball team!” – Diane, 35
Have Questions?
Call and you can speak to one of our administrative staff. They are happy to help answer any questions or match you with a therapist.
