The Story Behind Parent’s Universal Resource Experts
What do you do when your once carefree, lovable child seems to have turned into a defiant and rebellious teenager, exhibiting dangerous behavior? For many parents, the thought of their angelic child becoming a disobedient teen is altogether too unfathomable. But the reality is this situation happens to many families. Otherwise good kids can at times fall into patterns of unruly behavior. Sometimes this type of “acting out” can even pose serious dangers to a teen’s wellbeing. They might choose to hang out with a rough crowd who is into drugs, or perhaps derive acceptance and confidence from other teens who experiment with underage drinking. The ways a child can defy his parents and consequently create dangers for himself are limitless, especially in today’s technologically and media dominated society. Meeting someone in a chat room is easier than ever and posting irreverent material on someone’s personal social network profile happens every day. Teens are finding it easier and easier to learn about issues parents may not have learned about until much later in life.
P.U.R.E., or Parents Universal Resource Experts, was founded in 2001 by Sue Scheff to create awareness about problems that can happen to teenagers and their families. A parent herself, Ms. Scheff created P.U.R.E. after a long and harrowing experience with her own teenage daughter. When her daughter began exhibiting destructive and unfamiliar conduct, Ms. Scheff did not know where to turn. After a long journey, her daughter regained herself and perspective on life, but Ms. Scheff knew she needed to do something to help other parents with the same problem. During her difficult time with her daughter, Ms. Scheff felt alone and isolated, with no real ideas of where to turn. She felt she had tried everything with no success. P.U.R.E. was founded in response to this lack of structural support Ms. Scheff found to be so pervasive in her search for help.
P.U.R.E. has dedicated valuable time and effort to helping parents who feel they have nowhere to turn in finding help for their troubled teen. The people at P.U.R.E. know that the teenage years are difficult- for parents and kids alike. They are aware of the issues that face teens today and understand that parents are often, to no fault of their own, ill-equipped to comprehend a child’s plight. As parents, it’s sometimes tough to recall our own teenage years and the everyday problems we faced. We believe we know what is right for our children, but often forget to consider their feelings toward matters and that their opinions bear just as much as importance and care as our own.
P.U.R.E. is unique because it consists of parents just like you. P.U.R.E.’s business model revolves around the idea that parents are the most suitably outfitted to help other parents. We at P.U.R.E. are committed to one thing and one thing only- restoring your family’s relationship. We are interested in bringing families back together after they have suffered difficulties with a troubled teen. The reality is, when one member of the family is in pain or unhappy, everyone feels the effects. When a teenager acts out, no one rests until she is able to find peace with herself. When this occurs and a parent has seemingly tried everything to help his teen, he might come to the conclusion that the only way to salvage anything for his teen is to send her away to a residential treatment center. Many parents reach this end when they feel they’ve exhausted every possibility.
If you are the parent of a teenager who is in trouble, and you feel as though you’ve got no other choices, you need to know your options and what’s available to you. Simply sending away your child to a facility without researching every possible aspect of it would be doing your child a sincere disservice. The last thing you want is for your child to return worse off than they were before having left. P.U.R.E.’s goal is to provide specialized advice regarding treatment programs and what they offer. Some facilities may not be right for all teens. There are many different types of programs in this industry and the services they provide are vast. You may find learning about them on your own and overwhelming and arduous task. If you’re just starting out, you may not know what to look for.
We believe that talking to other parents and people who are knowledgeable about this subject from firsthand experience is the most valuable way to decide what is right for your child and your family. We are here for you. The most important thing to remember during this process is that you are not alone. Once you begin to feel isolated in your dilemma, you are liable to make split decisions that may or may not be wise for your teen’s future. In order to remain calm and well informed, you must consult other people. As a concerned parent, seeking advice from experienced experts is one of the best methods you can employ in making a decision. At P.U.R.E. we can give you that advice and support you need during this delicate time in your life. We will provide you with individualized options and help you explore each one in depth according to your teen’s needs. There are many options when it comes to residential facilities for teenagers, such as wilderness programs, Christian schools, summer programs, and military schools. We will help you decide what is right for your child with the discretion and expertise you would hope for in an organization such as ours.