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When to Seek a Residential Care Program for Your Teen [Podcast]

Last time on License to Parent, we began looking at when you move from dealing with a troubled teen at home to needing help outside the home, to when to seek a full-fledged Christ-centered residential program. Mom and Dad are overwhelmed by the time a child is a candidate for a place like Shepherd’s Hill Academy, and it’s not going to be fixed with an hour a week in a therapeutic office.

Join us as we continue this discussion, and also how one starts the ball rolling on getting into a residential program, what to expect, and what changes may be needed beyond fixing your teen. What Does a Residential Program Look Like, and How to …

Why Parents Must Understand the Multiple Intelligences of Children With Dr. Kathy Koch [Podcast]

Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, and Walt Disney were all viewed as being the “least likely to succeed” at one time or another in their lives. In fact, many highly intelligent people throughout history were considered to be dunces during their elementary and high school years, but they were as smart and even smarter than almost anyone realized at the time—including the “professionals” who taught them.

It’s argued that all of God’s children have intelligences to offer the world. Knowing how to nurture the God-given gifts, strengths, and intelligences of children can help parents raise them in, what Scripture calls,“the way they should go.” This is …

How Therapeutic Residential Programs Can Help Teens Today With Megan Stokes [Podcast]

Teenagers in America are facing problems today that were unheard of by most grown-ups of past decades. Postmodernism, relativism, and rapid technological advancements in digital media are some of the major contributors that share the guilt in creating such unhealthy conditions for teens in America.

In the midst of this, therapeutic residential programs are popping up across the country to give teens in crisis the help they need. Parents may be skeptical about whether or not residential care is a legitimate option and if individual programs are …

How to Support the Ministry of Shepherds Hill Academy This Christmas Season [Podcast]

As we celebrate the close of 2017 at License to Parent, we want to thank all of our supporters and listeners for being involved in this ministry.

We also want to ask you to consider the ministry of Shepherds Hill Academy, and the role you may be able to play in the lives of troubled young people in the upcoming year. Why Teens Need the Ministry of Shepherds Hill Academy The holiday season …

Should Christian Parents Seek Educational Options for Their Kids with Dr. Kevin Leman [Podcast]

In the past, placement in the American public school system was almost “a given” for most American children. This was true for the majority of Christian families too. But the reputation of the American public school system has taken a pretty big hit in recent years, and some parents are seeking different educational options.

Poor learning environments, indifferent teachers, liberal and evolutionary thought, gang influence, easy access to drugs, lack of respect and discipline, bullying, the proliferation of unhealthy sexual propagandas, political correctness, and a …

Support a Student: The Important Role of Therapeutic Boarding Schools [Podcast]

We have a unique program for you today. In today’s program we veer from our usual format to open up an opportunity for our listeners to better understand the important role of therapeutic boarding schools.

Today, Rich and I take time to highlight the exceptional work that Shepherds Hill Academy (SHA) does to help families in need with a teen in crisis. Our focus is to raise awareness on how others can support a family with the high cost of residential …