Discovering the key to motivating teenagers has been a struggle in every generation, no matter how positive or negative your relationship. When teens begin acting out and seemingly lose their focus and motivation, it often causes long term - and more complicated - issues down...
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Although we often witness the effectiveness of our programs before the 9 days are finished, we recognise that the ultimate goal is to ensure your child continues these newly-acquired disciplines once they return back home, back to school, and back to the real world. This month...
Technology obsessed teens are no anomaly these days. Michael McLaren chats with Troy Methorst from Veteran Mentors on how a boot camp run by former Aussie soldiers is helping youngsters leave their device addiction behind. Interview by Michael McLaren. Audio courtesy of 2GB [audio mp3="https://www.veteranmentors.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Digital_detox_boot_camp_for_screen_obsessed_teens.mp3"][/audio]...
As opposed to adults, children and teens do not yet have a fully developed frontal cortex, and thus aren’t equipped to handle screen exposure as well as adults. While many of us grew up without an endless realm of online social networking, informational websites and digital...
Today we'd like to take the opportunity to showcase an incredible transformation seen in an equally incredible young man - Jay. As a recent attendee of the Junior Leadership Program and winner of our Most Improved award, Jay astounded all with his ability to tackle...
Is your child demonstrating poor behaviours, low self-esteem, lack of respect or addiction to technology? Knowing how to effectively approach behavioural problems in children can be a real challenge for any parent. This is especially true if you feel like you've exhausted all avenues to...
For many children, the school holidays are a time to relax, but a group of Australian teenagers is instead bunkering down with ex-servicemen and women, doing military drills in a remote corner of the Gold Coast hinterland. Around twenty teens from all around the country are...
Meet Levi, one of our most inspiring graduates from the Veteran Mentors boot camp for kids. "My name Is Levi Bellette and I went to Veteran Mentors in 2019. I wasn’t in a good place at home with my parents, I showed no respect for them, and...