Parenting is one of the hardest and most important jobs anyone can do. Every stage along the way brings more questions and difficult choices. Yet honest conversations about the challenges of parenting are rare — especially when a parent or child is struggling. That’s where parenting support groups come in.Research shows that support groups provide healthy parenting skills, an increased ...

The term “helicopter parenting” describes parents who are overinvolved in their children’s lives. They hover close by and swoop down to help at the first sign of trouble. And helicopter parents don’t change their behavior as their kids get older: they continue to hover as teens enter high school and even when they head off to college.As parenting teenagers has become increasingly ...

DARIEN, Conn. — Newport Academy welcomes visitors to its new facility for an Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 11, to share their evidence-based approach to treatment for adolescents and families struggling with trauma, mental health issues, eating disorders and substance abuse. Open House hours are 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Parents, teens and psychological professionals are ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The first step to end the growing trend of prescription drug abuse is recognition. Beginning this month, Fairfield County teens and parents can learn more about how to recognize patterns of dangerous behaviors before they become a problem. Newport Academy, a teen rehabilitation facility, is opening a new location this week in Darien at 36 Old Kings Highway ...