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All in the Family

December 3, 2011

Few things wreck havoc with a family like a troubled teen. We’re painfully aware of that here at The Family Foundation School where our entire program focuses on repairing the broken bonds between troubled teens, their parents and siblings. A critical part of our therapeutic program is family group counseling, which uses a systems approach [...]

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Teenage Brains Are Different

November 18, 2011

Parents of teenagers are frequently bewildered, frustrated, and even alarmed by thoughtless behavior on the part of their kids. Use your head! they implore. But teenagers don’t. And one parent, neurologist Frances Jensen, has figured out why. She says scientists used to think human brain development was complete by age 10—that a teenage brain is [...]

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Powerful As Ever

November 10, 2011

According to a recent study, positive thinking is a powerful weapon for  teens who struggle with anxiety. The study focused on “unclear social situations,” e.g., you wave to a friend across the street who doesn’t wave back. Anxious thinkers will assume they’re being snubbed and worry about what they’ve done wrong. Learning to view it [...]

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New Special Ed Teacher

November 9, 2011

By Ileana A. The Family Foundation School welcomed new Special Education teacher, Robert Kern. Rob tutors students and helps them become organized in their academics. As a Special Ed teacher, Rob helps students improve their study and memorization skills. Additionally, he helps set up peer tutoring between students. Rob also teaches Math and English. His [...]

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New Counselor

November 3, 2011

By Ileana A. The Family Foundation School welcomed new individual and family counselor, Peter Carvelas, on October 3rd. Peter moved to these parts from Brooklyn to get away from the city. He chose The Family Foundation School as his new workplace because he enjoys working with high school aged students. Peter previously worked as a [...]

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Anger Management

November 1, 2011

By Ileana A. At The Family Foundation School students have many ways to deal with their issues and past behaviors. One of the many ways is taking Anger Management. Jeff Brain teaches the class with his own copyrighted curriculum. Anger Management is a psycho-educational group, which means that students do not just sit in a [...]

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Succeeding in College with ADD/ADHD

October 27, 2011

A good portion of the troubled teens we serve at The Family Foundation School struggle with behavioral problems associated with ADD/ADHD . These students benefit enormously from the structure and schedules they live by here at the school. But how well they succeed once they graduate and go on to college depends on the structure and [...]

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Keep It Simple

October 20, 2011

“No magic pill yet.” The debate over whether addiction is an actual disease or simply a behavioral problem is back in the news. This time researchers have labeled it a disease. Specifically, a brain disease. But except for putting biochemists to work on a “cure,” does the label really change much? And since “addiction” can [...]

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