Internet addiction in teens is on the rise because of the popularity of social media. You may have noticed your teen withdrawing from in-person events, or maybe they spend most of their time staring at their screen. Venture Academy has experienced professionals who are accustomed to helping teens unplug and rejoin the world. Help your…
When an individual struggles with addiction, their behaviour has the potential to have an effect on everyone around them. However, repercussions of these behaviours can sometimes include serious legal troubles. If your teen’s addiction has upturned your household, repairing those family dynamics will be very important to them as they adjust to recovery. The family…
If your teen is already abusing substances like alcohol or marijuana, then social media may be making their addiction worse. Social media sites expose your teen to all kinds of people, both aspirational and peers that may be using and actively promoting alcohol and drugs. The teen years are a deeply impressionable time. If teens…
Teens face many pressures and life changes, so when they experience trauma, it can be especially overwhelming. Highlighting PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, with PTSD Awareness Day and PTSD Awareness Month provides the opportunity to better recognise the effects of trauma within the community. This awareness will help you to know the signs of PTSD…
Teens deal with many extreme pressures as they learn to navigate their social worlds, and this means that sometimes they test out personality traits that harm others. With the prevalence of social media, this means that the wrong image could follow a teen far beyond their teen years. A social media misstep that happens now…
When your teen acts out, it can disrupt the entire ecosystem of your home. But it can often be difficult to determine why our teens are behaving badly. If your teen is disrespectful, abusing substances of any kind, or being secretive and avoidant, these may all be signs that it is time to seek help…
Some people mistakenly think of drug addiction as a problem that only adults experience. However, teenage addiction is a common problem across Canada. Unfortunately, teens who need help don’t always know how to ask for it. That’s why it’s important for family members and friends to spot the signs of addiction in teens. At Venture…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is the perfect time to explore and expand your knowledge of mental health treatment options. If you or a loved one is suffering from mental health concerns, it can be hard to determine what coping skills will be needed for successful individualised care. This is especially true because…
Handling peer pressure is challenging for anyone, as we all strive to fit in with our friends, family, or co-workers. We’d all like to be well thought of, and sometimes this means that we have to adjust to performative actions. These actions can be using a turn signal on a roadway, smiling at a neighbor,…
When people hear the term ADHD, most people might think of an unruly child around prep-school age who cannot sit still and struggles in school. This is the child who always seems to be in the principal’s office. But ADHD is a more complex and multifaceted disorder than this picture portrays. People of all ages…