| From the Doghouse to a Loving Home: A Boys Town Christmas Miracle | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/From-the-Doghouse-to-a-Loving-Home.aspx | From the Doghouse to a Loving Home: A Boys Town Christmas Miracle | Brian’s story starts a few weeks before that fateful Christmas Eve. The teen knew there wasn’t going to be any holiday celebration for him and his three siblings. | December 17, 2019 | Boys Town | Brian’s story starts a few weeks before that fateful Christmas Eve. The teen knew there wasn’t going to be any holiday celebration for him and his three siblings. | Boys Town History;#Father Boes;#Saving Children;#Troubled Youth;#Youth Stories;# | Father Steven Boes, President and National Executive Director, Boys Town |
| A Season of Thanks for an Abundance of Blessings | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/ASeasonOfThanksForAbundanceOfBlessings.aspx | A Season of Thanks for an Abundance of Blessings | When our boys and girls bow their heads at the dinner table for grace this Thanksgiving at Boys Town, they will have so much more to be thankful for than just the roast turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie they’re about to enjoy. | November 26, 2019 | Parenting Advice | When our boys and girls bow their heads at the dinner table for grace this Thanksgiving at Boys Town, they will have so much more to be thankful for than just the roast turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie they’re about to enjoy. | Family Home Program;#Father Boes;#Father Flanagan;#In-Home Family Services;#Quality Care;#Residential Care;# | Father Steven E. Boes President and National Executive Director, Boys Town |
| Unique Gifts of the Past Laid Foundation for Today’s Support of Boys Town Mission | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Unique-Gifts-Laid-Foundation-for-Support-of-Boys-Town.aspx | Unique Gifts of the Past Laid Foundation for Today’s Support of Boys Town Mission | German cabbage dish turned what would have been a dismal holiday into a joyous Yuletide celebration for the first residents of Father Edward Flanagan’s Home for Boys. | November 20, 2019 | Boys Town | German cabbage dish turned what would have been a dismal holiday into a joyous Yuletide celebration for the first residents of Father Edward Flanagan’s Home for Boys. | Boys Town History;#Family Home Program;#Father Flanagan;#Village of Boys Town;# | Thomas Lynch, Director of Boys Town Community Programs and the Hall of History |
| Helping Your Teen Own, Live and Follow the Rules! | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Helping-Your-Teen-Own-Live-and-Follow-the-Rules.aspx | Helping Your Teen Own, Live and Follow the Rules! | With the school year well under way, most teens across America have been following a different set of rules from those they were expected to follow during summer break. | November 6th, 2019 | Parenting Advice | With the school year well under way, most teens across America have been following a different set of rules from those they were expected to follow during summer break. | Consequences;#Family Home Program;#Quality Care;#Residential Care;#Teen;#Teens;#Troubled Youth;#Village of Boys Town;# | Father Steven Boes, President and National Executive Director, Boys Town |
| Boys Town’s Center for Behavioral Health: 25 Years of Growth, Giving and Guidance | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Boys-Town’s-Center-for-Behavioral-Health-25-Years-of-Growth,-Giving-and-Guidance.aspx | Boys Town’s Center for Behavioral Health: 25 Years of Growth, Giving and Guidance | As it celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, many people know the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health is one of the area's premier facilitie... | November 15th, 2019 | Boys Town | As it celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, many people know the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health is one of the area's premier facilitie... | Behavior;#Boys Town History;#Bully;#Healing Families;#Mental Health;#Quality Care;#Saving Children;#Understanding Behavior;# | Boys Town Contributor |
| Boys Town Family-Teachers Awarded at National Conference | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Boys-Town-Family-Teachers-Awarded-at-National-Conference.aspx | Boys Town Family-Teachers Awarded at National Conference | Recently, Boys Town Family-Teachers Kyle and Jodi Skartvedt were awarded the Lonnie and Elaine Phillips Distinguished Practitioner Award at the 2019 Teaching Family Association Conference. | October 31st, 2019 | Boys Town | Recently, Boys Town Family-Teachers Kyle and Jodi Skartvedt were awarded the Lonnie and Elaine Phillips Distinguished Practitioner Award at the 2019 Teaching Family Association Conference. | Boys Town Model;#Family Home Program;#Quality Care;#Residential Care;#Saving Children;#Troubled Youth;#Village of Boys Town;# | Boys Town Contributor |
| Adolescent Brain and Social Media | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Adolescent-Brain-and-Social-Media.aspx | Adolescent Brain and Social Media | Adolescence is a developmental stage where peer support and approval are critical. Most teenagers are engrossed in what their peers think, what their peers are doing, and how their peers perceive them. | October 18th, 2019 | Parenting Advice | Adolescence is a developmental stage where peer support and approval are critical. Most teenagers are engrossed in what their peers think, what their peers are doing, and how their peers perceive them. | Behavior;#Mental Health;#social media;#Understanding Behavior;# | Linda Phosaly, Ph.D., Post-Doc Clinical Psychology Fellow, Boys Town Behavioral Health Center |
