Parenting Todays Teens Radio
  • Teen Runaways (8-30-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Each year more than one million teenagers run away from home in the U.S.

    Most teens who run away return home within a few hours or days. But some never return, leaving heartbroken parents wondering what they could have done differently.

    Running away is usually a symptom of a family structure that has broken down. It can be in response to parents who are inconsistent, unbending or inflexible, or it could be the teen running to something or someone that they perceive to be better.

    A counselor can help discern the underlying motivations and help the parents and teen to make minor concessions to allow the teen more of a feeling of autonomy, while also holding everyone accountable.


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