Help For Troubled Parents
Troubled parents have a reason to be troubled, today. The entire culture has allied itself with the teen mentality. It began with the baby boomers—a generation who never grew up. This is largely because their depression-era parents didn’t want their little “Throckmortons” to have to go through what they went through—unfortunately, this [...]
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Posted in News from SHF, parent help on Jan 12th, 2010
In an on-going effort to be transparent in a world that continues to devalue Christ-centered residential programs, Shepherd’s Hill Farm proudly and confidently stands behind its open door policy for parents.
This gives the parents of currently enrolled students the option of visiting Shepherd’s Hill Farm, day or night, for the duration of their teen’s stay.
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Although Shepherd’s Hill Farm is exclusively a Georgia high shool for teens in trouble, I believe that most teens attending American public high schools today are troubled teens today–they just don’t know it. Let me explain why I say this. When one considers what our teens are exposed today, day in and day out, in their public [...]
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There are many areas that hurting parents grossly under-estimate as being significant in nurturing an emotionally, behaviorally, psychologically, and spiritually sound teenager. Let’s talk about just one right now. Having a biblical worldview can never be over emphasized. Without one Junior has no objective transcendent starting point by which to determine right or wrong—no answers [...]
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In general, there are some areas that hurting parents grossly under-estimate as being significant in nurturing an emotionally, behaviorally, psychologically, and spiritually sound teenager–things that may keep an at-risk teen out of a residential program for troubled teens.
1. Having a biblical worldview cannot be over emphasized.
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Troubled Entertainment Leads to Troubled Teens and Culture: I can’t help but believe that America’s reaction to Michael Jackson’s death is a pretty fair indicator of the priorities, character, and, ultimately, spiritual health of this nation. I totally understand mourning any death, regardless of who the individual is. However, I’m not sure the president would [...]
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Too much pleasure can actually cause depression in our teenagers. I think it’s time to whip this horse to death. Until we realize that our technological babysitters ( TV, video games, internet, cellphones, etc.) are damaging our kids’ ability to think critically, constructively, and creatively when not properly monitored, we are spinning our wheels [...]
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Find help for your troubled teen at Shepherd’s Hill Farm,
Go to the main page here:
http://www.shepherdshillfarm.org
or give them a call at:
(706) 779-5766
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