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Teens who can’t manage their anger can cause serious problems at home and school. A toddler throwing a fit because they don’t get their way is one thing. Teenagers throwing a fit because they don’t get their way is entirely different. Teenage temper tantrums can be both scary and dangerous. As teens start growing into Read more..

At Sundance Canyon Academy, we work with a lot of families who are concerned about the influence that social media has on their teens. It is becoming much more common for teens and tweens to have social media pages and rely on them for social interaction. If you are concerned that your teen’s social media Read more..

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is prevalent in adolescents who grew up in an extremely neglectful or abusive environment. Parents who find themselves raising a teen who is not their biological child might end up dealing with the effects of RAD. If you are parenting a teen with RAD, you may find it to be difficult Read more..

At Sundance Canyon Academy, we hear from many parents who are at their wits end with their teenagers. Their teen son’s behavior at school has caused legal trouble, and the parents are stuck dealing with the repercussions of that trouble. Their teen’s behavior needs to change, and it needs to change immediately. We are writing Read more..

High school is a weird time in life. For some kids, high school is great! They make a ton of friends. They go to parties. They play on sports teams. They make a lot of fun memories that stick with them for the rest of their lives. For other kids, though, high school can be Read more..

Siblings are bound to fight and argue now and then. That’s the nature of living in close proximity to a brother or sister who’s close to your age. You’re going to argue about chores, hobbies, and a plethora of other day-to-day activities. Hopefully, you start to get along more as time goes on and you Read more..

At Sundance Canyon Academy, we see more and more teens who come into our school with low self-esteem due to their perceived reality. They think they need to live up to the standards of models and “influencers” on sites like TikTok and Instagram, and they don’t realize that so much of social media is fake. Read more..

At Sundance Canyon Academy, we get questions from a lot of parents who are worried about their child’s behavior during the holiday season. If your teen acts out when he doesn’t get his way, holidays can be challenging. We are writing on this topic today to give some suggestions for managing your child’s behavior this Read more..