by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Social Media Addiction, social media influence, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, what parents should know
In most cases, the answer is yes. This is a question that parents of today’s teens ask themselves upon discovering their child has developed a habit of viewing internet pornography. Increasing numbers of teens are regularly viewing porn because of easy access and the...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Sexual Abuse, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
When sexual abuse involving a minor occurs, the decision must be made regarding whether a teen sexual offender can remain in the home or if out of home placement is needed. This decision usually involves the parents of the teen as well as the authorities involved with...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, Uncategorized, what parents should know
One of the primary focuses of the Star Guides Wilderness program is conducting an accurate, comprehensive and thorough psycho-sexual evaluation. This evaluation includes assessing the risk for future re-offenses which is often a piece of information that parents,...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction
Star Guides Wilderness is unique to the field of youth treatment and to the field of sexual addiction in that it is the only program in the United States that uses wilderness therapy for treating sexual behavior issues in teens and young adults. The program offers a...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Safeguardyouth, Social Media Addiction, social media influence, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen gaming addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
Is internet pornography providing many of today’s teens with their first lessons in sex education? Earlier generations, if exposed to porn at all, encountered it through stumbling across magazines or video tapes. Traditionally, parents had the “Birds and...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Safeguardyouth, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
Recent research in neuroscience is shedding light on the damaging impact that the use of pornography has on the developing adolescent brain. Because of the ease of access to internet porn, increasing numbers of children and teens are experiencing the negative effects...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
Voyeurism, one of several paraphilia disorders listed in the DSM, is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions usually considered to be of a private nature. The principal...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, Uncategorized
Increasingly common among teens and young adults, compulsive sexual behavior — also referred to as hypersexuality, hypersexual disorder, nymphomania or sexual addiction — is an obsession with sexual thoughts, feelings or behaviors that negatively impacts one’s...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Teen Addiction, Teen Mental Health, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth
In many cases, teens struggling with compulsive sexual behavior also struggle with mental health issues including anxiety, depression as well as drug and alcohol abuse. This can make it difficult for parents to know which issue to focus on when it comes to seeking...
by starguideswil1 | Jul 5, 2023 | Healing through trauma, Porn Addiction, Porn/sex addiction, Strengthen Teens, Teen Addiction, Teen Therapy, Therapy, Tips to help troubled youth, what parents should know
We define addictions as those forms of obsession that are most obviously destructive, like alcohol, drugs and gambling, but any habit can become an addiction when the behavior becomes more important than a person’s loved ones, work, and even life itself. Sex addiction...