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Child Behaviour Problems & Effective Treatment Options
May 19th
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Child behaviour can be a tricky thing. Parents can tell themselves that defiant or inappropriate behavior is just a phase that their child is going through, but often, it just gets worse with time. What can you do about these problems? How can you restore a sense of peace and order to your home without going off the deep end or resorting to drastic measures?
Many parents are at their breaking point when it comes to their children. Behaviour that was unacceptable and severely punished when we were kids, like being disrespectful to adults, seems to be a given with the kids of today. Although you may not like that your child treats you disrespectfully at times, you’re probably more worried about how treating other adults outside the family in this way will affect the course of your child’s life.
Of course in the scheme of child behaviour, being disrespectful occasionally isn’t as bad as criminal behavior, illegal drug use, skipping school and the like. Obviously, these more deviant behaviors can be traced back to disrespect for authority, self loathing and disrespect for self. Since this is true, you can also see why even though disrespect can be common in children, behaviour like this should be addressed immediately, so it doesn’t worsen and lead to other unsavory behaviors.
If the behavior in your home has already gone way beyond disrespect and outright defiance, then you need to take action quickly. This is because this type of behavior is not just a phase that your child is going through and can become much worse as time goes on. Eventually, the authorities may have to get involved. That’s how serious this can become.
One way to address this child behaviour is with punishment or withdrawal of privileges, but this backfires with some kids and makes them even more defiant. The trick is learning how to set the limits without being harsh or punitive.
Another course of action is to take your child to a therapist. Therapy can be effective for some kids. Other kids will imply refuse to go, while some will go to the session, cross their arms, stare at the therapist and say absolutely nothing. Sometimes, a good therapist can draw them out. Still, it’s important to realize that there are no guarantees with therapy and insurance does not cover all the costs. There are kids who have been in therapy for years and are still acting out, so understand that it is a process.
Rather than sending their children to therapy for chronically disrespectful or defiant behavior, many parents have chosen to learn how to use simple techniques at home that will help them teach their kids to curb aggressive impulses and make better choices. These child behaviour techniques are easy to learn and use because they are based on making measurable changes in behavior. You don’t have to get inside your child’s head, you don’t tell him to change his attitude, but you do show him how to change his behavior.
The best thing about this method is rather than a therapist—a stranger—making progress with your child, you are doing this yourself. This automatically increases your child’s respect for you because as he starts to see the changes in his behavior and how they improve his level of happiness and quality of life, he learns that you hold the secrets to creating a good life. This is a powerful parent-child dynamic.
As your child starts to make good choices, he will feel better about himself and will be inspired to make increasingly better choices. This is how the transformation of child behaviour occurs—one choice at a time.
A complete turnaround in children behaviour is possible at home without the intervention of a therapist and without the need to resort to drastic measures like teen boot camp. You just need to learn and practice some simple behavioral techniques and set the limits firmly, but lovingly.
Laura Ramirez is an advocate of helping kids get their lives back on track with at-home behavioural programs like Total Transformation which was developed by a therapist who was once a troubled child himself.
Ms. Ramirez is also the author of the award-winning parenting book, Keepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting which teaches parents how to raise kids to act from strength and integrity.
Sorensons Ranch School – 50 Years Of Successful Experience In Adolescent Treatment Of Reactive Attachment Disorder For Troubled Teens
May 18th
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Sorenson’s Ranch School started as a summer youth program. In the summer of 1959. The original people involved were Burnell and Carrol Sorenson, Ell Sorenson, Wayne Brindley and Milton Brindley. At the time of its inception Burnell worked as a teacher in the Whittier Unified School District in Southern California, and used his spare time recruiting for youth locally for the summer juvenile boot camp program. Some of the original facilities also served as a deer camp through the early 1960’s. During the 1970’s Burnell was the principal owner with Carrol and had several years representing the Youth Conservation Corps, which was a newly formed organization to provide youth from various backgrounds teambuilding, educational, and outdoor experiences while doing projects with the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. Many of those projects still exist to this day in the surrounding outdoors of Grass Valley. It was in 1984 that Burnell and Carrol retired from their teaching careers in Southern California to live full time in Koosharem. That same year Sorenson’s Ranch School started to give year-round adolescent treatment to troubled teens needing help. Sorenson’s quickly formed the basics to become an accredited boarding school and a licensed residential treatment facility. Because Sorenson’s Ranch School was a pioneering venture, the State of Utah initially were unclear how to oversee and inspect our facilities to care for troubled youth, so the license was first granted through Youth Corrections to provide reactive attachment disorder treatment. Later this was done directly with the Department of Licensing. Wayne Holland, who is the current Chairman for the Utah Democratic Party, was the original licensor. Now Sorenson’s Ranch School is a family-owned and operated residential treatment centre accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS). It is licensed as a mental health and substance-abuse treatment centre with the Utah State Human Services Department and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Because of the declining health of Burnell, Shane and Jill Sorenson took over the helm of the school around 1998. Layne Bagley took over as the primary admissions person. Today the Clinical Director is Dave Nelsen, who has specialist training in Reactive Attachment Disorder, ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, and extensive experience with adolescents suffering from behaviour modification needs. Dave coordinates his efforts with our other primary therapists who bring considerable expertise to today’s Sorenson’s Ranch School. Nowadays Sorenson’s is also a licensed residential treatment facility that includes treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, serves students with histories of different kinds of behaviour modification such as problems with parents, substance abuse, low or non-existent self-esteem, learning difficulties, dropping out of or being expelled from school, extreme mental stress, and Reactive Attachment Disorder. Many new buildings have added to the facilities. Among them are: school building, gymnasium, library/administration building, lodge, industrial arts building, and the largest wood barn built in Utah in the last 50 years. Troubled teens seem to respond well to the animal therapy offered at Sorenson’s. With the consolidation of the farms, Shane Sorenson also assists in the sowing and harvesting of the crops, which are needed for the many animals on the youth ranch. Currently, we have horses, cattle, bison, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, peacocks, rabbits, and goats. The Sorenson’s ranch’s wilderness program instills in its students the values of loyalty, respect, self-worth, personal management, and respect for property, cleanliness, and trustworthiness. The improvement in the dormitories has been dramatic during the 50 years youth have been in Sorenson’s therapeutic boarding school in Koosharem. In the early 1960’s the cabins all had no bathrooms or running water, only one common bathroom on each side of the cabins for each specific gender. Indoor heating was installed in individual cabins in the 1970’s, and consisted of small wood burning stoves. The 1980’s brought the advent of indoor plumbing into each cabin along with central heating. In the last two years the dormitories have been completely renovated. Overall there has been, a total transformation in the comfort and coziness of student dormitory living. Moreover Sorenson’s Ranch School has the goal of continuing to improve its services for its clients. We teach a new way of life with emphasis on ranching, farming, camping, and country living. Many students go on to college or trade programs. All students have life-enhancing experiences. We look to the future with excitement and hope for our staff and the clientele we serve. For more information visit Sorensons Ranch School or call the admissions office at 1-888-830-4802
Sorenson’s Ranch School with over 30 years experience helping troubled teens. 410 North 100 East, Koosharem, Utah, USA, 84744 Phone 1-888-830-4802 http://www.sorensonsranch.com
