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The Troubled Teen Industry / Pure Recruiting on Struggling Teens?
« on: January 26, 2004, 04:04:00 PM »
You people are so aggravating and so hung-up on your "professionalism" that you end up driving "non-professionals" from your web site.  Anybody with an ounce of common sense realizes that you need to seek professional assistance for high-risk situations.  No one is advocating that a "non-professional" should substitute for "professional" help.

However, human nature is such that people want to bond with others that have been through similar situations.  "Professionals" are not the only source of compassion and empathy for people going through difficult times.  So, one more time, lighten-up!

And again, what's wrong with communicating directly with a person?  Life is not a forum.

By the way, where does it say I endorse Sue?  Because I know her?  Because she listened when I needed someone to talk to (called compassion, empathy, etc.)?  Because I've let her place my name on her web site so other parents can talk of similar situations and issues, and bond?

Talking and communicating one-on-one are ways for information on personal experiences to be exchanged without  hurting or jeopardizing the privacy of a child.  Parents talking to parents.

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Pure Recruiting on Struggling Teens?
« on: January 26, 2004, 12:39:00 PM »
PURE parent volunteers are simply parents who have "been there done that" with struggling teens and just might be able to relate to another parent in a similar situation.

To me, being a parent of a struggling teen, with experience involved with psychiatric hospitals, IEP's and fighting for rights in school districts, having our son involved with juvenile court services and local mental health departments makes me somewhat knowledgeable in dealing with some of these issues with our kids.

Like I said, I listen and talk to other parents, nothing more, nothing less.

Yes, Lon knows that I know Sue.
No, Sue did not refer or send us to any particular program.
Yes, Sue knows of the schools we used for our son.
No, we found the schools on our own and didn't use an educational consultant.

Lighten Up,
Debbie

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Pure Recruiting on Struggling Teens?
« on: January 26, 2004, 12:26:00 PM »
Like I said before, I've only read this forum from time to time and last night was the first post ever.  Didn't really see a need to sign up, but finally did today.  I'm not in hiding.

I talk and listen to parents and relate our son's trials and tribulations along with his progress and success.  Our story has been posted several times for nearly two years on Lon's site.

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