Douglas Bodin and Kevin Kindlin, Educational Consultants at Bodin were recently interviewed by Allen Cardoza’s Radio Show, Answers for the Family. If you are interested in listening click on the following link http://www.latalkradio.com/Allen.php
The school called…
If you are the parent of a struggling teen you may cringe when the phone rings and the caller ID shows the number of your child’s school. This is the time of year that the promises your child made and the hopes that you had that this year would be different are falling apart. It [...]
Recovery Takes Flight – Celebrating National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Gen. Barry McCaffrey and Brenda Loringer-Bell of Bodin
I attended the “Recovery Takes Flight” celebration in Marin County last week to honor the many who have battled addiction, sought treatment and had the opportunity to thrive in recovery from addiction. Myself included.
Former US Drug Czar and Retired Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey was there and reminded [...]
Response to Sue Scheff – At Wit’s End
Douglas Bodin, CEO
www.thebodingroup.com
http://admittingmistakesasaparent.blogspot.com/
Dear Sue—
That’s a fantastic reminder to desperate parents of the risks associated with getting on the internet. Predatory practices by otherwise reputable organizations, let alone those by the disreputable ones, are outrageously commonplace. As an Educational Consultant I also agree almost entirely with your assessment of educational consultants! My firm is the largest [...]
Help for your teen
If you are a parent of a struggling teen you may be searching for answers. At Bodin, we firmly believe that there are no general answers to the difficulties families and teens are struggling with. There is not one or even one hundred schools that can solve the problem. Every [...]
What is a Troubled Teen?
Most people would use that term to describe the kid down the street known to have troubles with the law or who has a history of using alcohol or pot. For the Educational Consultants at Bodin, we see troubled teens who do fit the typical idea of a troubled teen, but who are [...]
Back to school!
The start of new school year is usually an exciting time, but if you have troubled teen or a struggling teen, you may be approaching this time with a high level of anxiety about what this year will bring. Often, parents that call Bodin looking for help from an Educational Consultant have previously thought [...]
Drug Testing, right or wrong?
Without going into the great detail that many recent articles have on whether or not to drug test your adolescent or young adult, let me just say; if this is an issue in your home, you may need to start thinking about outside intervention and assessment. Educate yourself about drugs of abuse and the [...]
Parenting a Troubled Teen
” When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around, but when I got to be twenty-one I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years” – Mark Twain
Issues of parenting struggling teens or troubled teens are not [...]
Help for Troubled and Struggling Teens, cont…
The next level of care can be termed learning specific or specialty boarding schools and programs. These offer specific support for, but not limited to, learning differences and social skills challenges. Community based schools and programs are the next level of care and provide a supportive and structured environment for students who may need semi-therapeutic [...]
