What is cyberbullying, exactly?

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"TroubledTeenHelp.com" announces ..... May 26, 2009 - 8pm - 8:45pm PST - on Global Talk Radio Special Guest: Aaron McGinley Clinical Services Manager Talisman Programs To listen live click here ....> What is cyberbullying, exactly? How cyberbullying works. Why do kids cyberbully each other? Preventing cyberbullying. May 27, 2009 - 9am - 9:45am PST - on Global Talk Radio Special Guest: Sanford Shapiro, M.Ed Founder Bend Learning Center To listen live click here ....> So much of the challenge for parents of kids who struggle in school is understanding exactly why they struggle, where the specific breakdowns in learning occur, and what specific learning strengths does their child have that can be built upon. May 29, 2009 - 9am - 9:45am PST - on Global Talk Radio Special Guest: Dr. Lisa M. Sinsheimer, M.D. (Psychiatrist) Parent Liaison/Admissions/Clinical Consultant The John Dewey Academy Alternative approaches to helping troubled adolescents. In 2002, Lisa and her husband sent their eldest child to a wilderness program and then to a therapeutic boarding school. He's now a highly successful college graduate. As a result, in 2005, Lisa completely changed the direction of her professional life. To listen live click here ....> "Coast to Coast Troubled Teen Help" Global Talk Radio Show has been created with the intention to assist parents with adolescents, teens and young adults. When parents are facing a critical moment with their child, it can be confusing on whom to turn to for answers. Even professionals working with families sometimes do not all the resources available. Your host Dore Frances, M.A., Therapeutic Consultant will bring different guests to you in which to address such challenges as: addiction concerns, adoption issues, blended families, divorce, family breakdowns, loss of a child's self-esteem, raising teens in the 21st Century, teen sexual activity, treatment options available, and much, much more. Dore will introduce you to some specialized programs and schools that can really help and assist you in understanding the benefit of working with a Therapeutic Consultant to make the best choice for your child. Coast to Coast Troubled Teen Help is just starting and a regular day and time has not yet been established for the weekly 45 minute show. We will keep you updated as we get more settled into our new venue. Here is how you listen to the show: Go to Global Talk Radio to listen live. If you miss any episode, you can go to the website and listen to the podcast at anytime. Dore E. Frances, M.A. Therapeutic Consultant Horizon Family Solutions, LLC (541) 312-4422 Therapeutic Consultant Helping Parents with Troubled Teens and Struggling Teens Are you a family that needs assistance with an at-risk adolescent? A therapeutic consultant can help determine when additional testing may be needed to receive specific and best matched program or school accommodations. A therapeutic consultant has extensive knowledge of addiction treatment centers, aftercare programs, Christian based schools, as well as clinical based programs and their available support services. Please go to the Contact Us Page and email the basic information of your situation along with your contact information and we will get back to you as soon as possible as to what we can do to help.

Website Up and Running - YEAH!

Horizon Family Solutions has a new website!

It's been a full straight work week of nothing else in the making and has taken a great deal of time from Carl and Laurie Berg of The Graphics Ranch.

For my content management Carl recommends Drupal.

The road to this new site has been long and rocky at times over this last week. But we did it!

www.horizonfamilysolutions.com

The "other" website had been around in one incarnation or another since about 2001. In the early days, it was just a couple of pages . As the business grew, the site grew. As the industry changed, the site changed.

By far, the biggest challenge was rewriting all the data. Because I like to provide parents and professionals a great deal of information, I am always doing research.

My goal was to launch the new site before NATSAP at the end of this month. With Carl and Laurie's help we kicked off the new site with a whole brand new look. There are still some outstanding items I need to insert, like my pictures, but it will all happen in time. My journey with Drupal is just starting. Now that I've got a shiny new website I am going to take good care of it so that it will last me for many years to come!

I hope that you're as happy with it as we are!

Dore E. Frances, M.A.

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"I have been teaching middle school for thirty years and I get asked so many questions by parents all the time that I just do not have the time to research. Also, things change so much I just cannot keep up. I started referring parents to Dore and they have said it has been a great time saver for them in finding out some basic information and getting help on where to go for things like psychological testing. This is a well needed and very inexpensive service!" ~ Jon Aslan, Arizona

"I was feeling very apprehensive about the residential therapy program I choose for my daughter. I needed to know that I had made a safe choice. I asked Dore to help me specifically research this school to make sure they had no complaints against them. Just getting her genuine feedback gave me peace of mind. I have a feeling I will be using her again." ~ Rob Beare, California

I needed to locate an advocate and attorney in my state that would be able to assist me with my son and his IEP. I had been on the Internet and found all kinds of sites but did not know whom I could trust. I gave Dore the specific information and she emailed me a thorough list with names, addresses, contact numbers and their websites. I felt much better knowing these were people who would be able to assist me with my son's specific needs. I have already referred this low cost service to another parent. " ~ Robbi R., Washington

Okay, I admit it. I was freaking out. As a single parent I had a situation going on at home, it was evening time, and I just needed some quick advice. Having a 15 minute call with Dore (she actually gave me 25), was just the shot in the arm I needed to get through the little mini crisis. I think my child and I could have ended up in a big fight had I not had this time out time with Dore. She helped me get calm, centered and really see what was happening. It is great to know she is there if I ever need her again." ~ David B., Bend, Oregon

Dore E. Frances, M.A.
Founder, Horizon Family Solutions, LLC