Parent Survival Skills Training (PSST)

Over the years we have collected/shared hard-won information, skills, and techniques a parent needs to help a teenager with a drug problem save his own life. (CLICK ON THE LOGO ABOVE to return to the home-page for this blog.)

Parent Seeking Advice on How to Break the News to Their Teenager - About Act 53

Sally- We have our ACT 53 hearing with our son next week. We have to tell him later this week which we are worried about. Do you have a...

Resentments (originally posted August 11, 2009)

There is an old Zen story about two monks who meet up with a woman in their travels, and one of the monks helps her across a river, even th...

Aggressive Teens

Please do not use this image without our permission (PSST). We talked about aggressive teenagers at the Wexford meeting on June 9. It...

It's Peaceful in Bedrock Today – by Wilma

A quick update for those who have been following Wilma's stories about life in Bedrock . . . Bam ended up in Shuman, then his ne...

Parents Who Host Lose the Most

TEENAGERS LOVE TO PARTY – especially during Prom and Graduation season. Often alcohol is involved. Some parents think that hosting their t...

A Parent Asks for Advice on Act 53 - PART 3

A Parent Asks for Advice on Act 53 - PART 3 DETACHING FROM PEBBLES WITH LOVE; BETTY WORKS ON HER CO-DEPENDENCY by Betty Pebbles' mom...

The New Face of Addiction

A Mother’s Journey Through Love and Loss "The face of addiction has changed. Addiction does not discriminate by age, gender, rac...

The Psychopath Test on This American Life

Click here to go to to This American Life to listen. If you'e like a lot of us at PSST you are no stranger to the nature verses nurt...

Join Us on our Yahoo Groups!!

PSST now has an additional tool for parents to communicate. In addition to the blog, we have set up a group on Yahoo. Here is a quick ov...

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Strongest Mom's in the world that have children in placement today. Remember, your children are saf...

More Bedlam in Bedrock - by Wilma

Can it only be a month since I shared our latest Bam Bam update? You think how much more can I take, and find out more than you ever thou...

Mother’s Day Message - written by Brigitte

Yesterday, as I was feasting on an early Mother's Day dinner, cooked and served by my oldest son, Pierre, I reflected on the events of...

Happy Mother's Day to All of the Invisible Mothers - submitted by Daisy

Invisible Mother It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room w...

Sad News

It saddens me to tell you that Kathie T just lost her mother today. Our deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers go out to Kathie & ...

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