173. Deciding Whether to Send Your Teen to Treatment (Again)

It’s never an easy decision to send your struggling child to treatment, whether it’ll be their first time or their tenth. As a parent, you’re exhausted, scared, unsure what’s actually best, and constantly questioning whether things are really as bad as they feel, or if you’re just out of options.

Today, Seth and I sit down for a short conversation on what so many parents silently carry: the fear of failing your child, the worry about keeping them safe, the confusion about what’s “normal,” and the sinking feeling when home no longer feels like a place where healing is happening.

Together, we talk about how to make sense of the patterns you’re seeing, how to approach this decision without blame or panic, and why communicating openly is often the first step toward clarity. We also share what we see in our own families and in the families we support: the moments when a higher level of care may be necessary, the moments when patience matters, and how to keep going when you feel completely stuck.

In this episode on deciding whether to send your teen to treatment (again) or not, we discuss:

• What it means when a teen or young adult feels stuck or unsafe at home;
• How to tell the difference between a momentary struggle and an ongoing pattern;
• Why parents often feel they’ve “failed”, and why that’s not true;
• How to start a conversation about returning to treatment without blame;
• When to bring in a coach, therapist, family specialist, or other neutral third party;
• How to poke holes in black-and-white thinking when crisis narrows your vision;
• The importance of vocalizing concerns rather than holding everything inside;
• Why there’s no single “right answer”, only the next informed step forward.

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