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In the last decade, I.R.I. has reached more than 130,000 youth, helping them to focus on achieving their future dreams and avoiding the traps that could endanger their lives and goals!
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Recent Articles
Teen Mom Feels Trapped
Dr. Phil tries to bring clarity to Tanyadawn, a 17-year-old teen mom who disappears for 2-3 days at a time and skips school, leaving her 9-week old son to be taken care of by her mother and her aunt.
Questions to reflect on:
1) What advice would you give Tanyadawn?
2) What advice would you give her mom and aunt?
3) At age 16, Tanyadawn thought she was mature enough to have sex. Was she?
4) Where is the father? Why isn’t he taking responsibility for his son?
5) What would you tell other teenage boys and girls who think they’re ready to […]
Summer planning for tweens and teens
Too old for camp. Too young to get a job. What to do? If you start early and know where to look, there’s plenty out there to keep older kids happy and busy during summer break.
By Connie Matthiessen
Courtesy of Great Schools
It’s a parent’s summertime nightmare. While you’re at work all day, your tween or teen is at home. Alone. With nothing to do. So what does she do? She turns your house into party central.
This nightmare is exactly what happened to psychologist John Duffy’s clients, a family in a well-heeled Chicago suburb. […]
