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Walking the Talk

December 24, 2011

We believe that leading by example is the single most important way that adults can influence teens. It’s been said that juvenile delinquency would disappear if kids followed their parents’ advice instead of their example. Unfortunately, example is the more powerful motivator. Some claim a good example has twice the value of good advice. Albert [...]

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Overcoming Academic Struggles

December 13, 2011

By Ileana A. When Veronica F. first came to The Family Foundation School, academics had never been a priority for her. When students here at The Family Foundation School fail classes, they are put on a sanction called “all ops” which means that they must study during all optional study halls. Veronica estimates that she [...]

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No Bad Boys

December 11, 2011

We believe that there is a core of goodness in every troubled adolescent. “There are no bad boys,” said Father Flanagan, legendary founder of Boys Town. “There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking.” These words from a simpler time (before the rise of the drug culture, violent video games, internet bullying, [...]

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The Golden Rule Still Rules

December 6, 2011

We believe that students should learn to have a healthy respect for themselves and others. Virtually all of the troubles that beset troubled teens stem from a lack of respect—a failure to acknowledge the feelings, rights and choices of others, and/or the failure to acknowledge and support their own feelings, rights and choices. Both violate [...]

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A Step Reflection

December 2, 2011

By Ileana A. 10. Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for the knowledge of God’s will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a [...]

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Thanksgiving 2011

December 1, 2011

By Ileana A. For Thanksgiving, the students at The Family Foundation School spent a day of quality family time together. We were able to sleep in an extra hour and a half. Many students volunteered to be Thanksgiving cooks and cooked up a feast for us in the kitchen since eight Thursday morning. Of course, [...]

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Resources for Parents

November 26, 2011

Every so often we highlight the many resources we have for parents on our main website. How Do I Decide the Best School for My Child? For years, I have worked with parents of troubled teens and struggling teens as they have searched for therapeutic boarding schools. This is one of the most difficult decisions [...]

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Wonder and Gratitude

November 23, 2011

Journal Reflection by Alison G. The vast expanse of the earth, a dirth of land and water, more than can be conceived- the nature of our world mirrors the nature of thought and emotion itself. We strive, always, to conceive, label, understand, but intrinsically, the function of our natural world … is to humble us, to [...]

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