Kids Do Well If They Can!

By: Doug Hall, RN, BSN, Nurse Director Adolescent Unit

Often we look at troubled children thinking there is nothing we can do to help them succeed in life. Most blame centers on poor parenting or the environment in which they grew up. In some cases that is true, but what about the child that grew up in a nurturing, loving household that demonstrates these same behavioral issues? All children learn life skills at different intervals in their lives, but what happens to the child that falls behind on these skills. Ineffective life skills lead to frustration, acting out behaviors and a negative mindset, which often causes the child to do poorly in their daily routine of life.

What if there was a way to help these children and watch them achieve success in their life to the best of their abilities. I have seen this happen with an evidence base program called Collaborative Problem Solving, developed by Ross Greene, PhD – Associate Clinical Professor in the Depart of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Check out the website (www.livesinthebalace.org) and see for yourself the techniques used to help improve a child’s life forever.