Forclosure on homes can be devastating. Leaving a family unsettled, banks taking on more debt, and people scrambling to find resolution.
When you find yourself up against the wall, sometimes a job loss or simply a mortgage that is no longer fesible, you have to re-organize - re-structure your lives. It is in need of repair.
What happens when your teenager becomes someone you don't recognize anymore? They are suddenly secretive, withdrawn, or even extremely defiant? They were once an A student and now you are facing them either failing or just skimming by academically? Now you check their pockets and you find a lighter? You smell booze on their breathe or even smoke in their clothes? This list could go on and on.
Your adorable baby that grew into a fun-loving toddler that went on to elementary school without a glitch is now facing teen life and the challenges that come with it.
You reach out and try to figure out what is going on with them. Communication is key, however can be very difficult when a teen shuts down. You slowly watch your once happy go-lucky child go into a dark place and become a person you barely know.
Unlike a mortgage you can't afford, you can't simply foreclose on your child. Like a home that is heading towards foreclosure, you need to learn all you can about saving it.
Your teen is now out-of-control. What do you do? Foreclosure is not an option, but there are answers.
Don't be a parent in denial. Don't assume this is a phase and it will pass. Don't blame the other kids he/she is hanging with. Be a parent and get your at-risk teen the help they may need. Starting with local therapy, find an adolescent therapist. If money is a factor, contact the Children's Trustline of Florida at 2-1-1.
If you have reached the point that you believe you need residential therapy or your therapist recommends residential therapy, learn more about this very important step at Parents Universal Resource Experts.
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