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Not by Chance

How Parents Boost Their Teen's Success in and After Treatment

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Your struggling teenager is going to a residential or wilderness treatment program. Their addictions, learning disabilities, or emotional/behavioral issues have brought you to a moment of decision. Heartsick, anxious, and exhausted, questions bounce endlessly around your mind. Will this work? Was this really necessary? Will she ever forgive me? Can we handle him at home when the time comes? Dr. Tim Thayne delivers the answers in his groundbreaking book Not by Chance. As an owner/therapist of wilderness and residential programs, Thayne was frustrated when young people made monumental progress, only to return home where things quickly unraveled. His mission became to vastly improve long-term success by crafting and proving a model to coach parents on their power to lead out through full engagement during treatment and management of the transition home.

©2013 Tim R. Thayne, Ph.D. (P)2017 Tim R. Thayne, Ph.D. Addiction & Recovery Parenting & Families Relationships Aging Parent Inspiring Success
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This is an other excellent example of the many teaching tools available to the average person. It seems we live in the golden age of digital learning. This book gives a thorough and comprehensive look into many of the challenges associated with teens transitioning into adult hood and transitioning out of wilderness programs back into the home. It delt with primarily 18 and older which is particularly pertinent in my case. Very thoughtful and helpful information. Highly recommend?

Teens, learning to transition into adult hood

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This book should be read by all parents with teens. I could have been prepared so much better to raise my teens.

Excellent

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loved it , helpful , insightful & extremely appropriate for parents with child in treatment for substance use, mental disorders, oppositional disorder.

amazing book for any parents with difficult teens

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This book is helping our family and will continue to for many months as we navigate our child's treatment and after care. We are greatful to have this valuable resource!

A must read for Family s with kids in residential treatment.

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Our son has been gone from our home 6 months, first in wilderness therapy for 3 months and now TBS. We've learned so much and have now been more accountable for our past actions. This book has given me direct insight into the work that still needs to be done on a parent level. Wish I would have read this book 6 months ago! Our son is thriving and more importantly healing. My new motto is Win the Day. Thank you so much!

Fantastic

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This book gets at the core of where we have been in the past few months and where we need to go as a family. With God’s guidance, faith and some hard work, we can change the direction of our family!

Excellent Family Resource!

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Tim has done the work over the years to know what works and what is needed. Immerse yourself into this information and teach yourself all you can to prepare, not only for your teen, but yourself as well. You will become a better person if you follow as educated. I have a whole lot more to learn, everyday.

Exactly what I needed to hear and learn while my child was in treatment for severe depression and suicidal ideation

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There’s so much to learn and apply from this book. Thanks for sharIng your knowledge and expertise in an easy to follow guide on how to better prepare to help my teen and family have the strength we need and build better relationships.

Real, applicable, and approachable

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Excellent advice and strategy, she comes home in a few months and ill report back on how it worked for us.

Fantastic

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This is the book I wish we had read when my daughter had been in the inpatient psychiatric hospital. We have been home for four months and have been desperate and afraid as things have unraveled back to where they had been before her treatment. Within the first two hours of reading (listening)Tim‘s book, I could feel my confidence, reassurance and trust in my path forward return as a parent. It made me feel ready to take on the challenges of each phase and know that by applying these principles, it would help us through this challenging time to a better and more healthy life for my daughter and our family. Wonderful author! Thank you so much for this gift! I will recommend it to anyone who will listen!

An amazing, heartfelt and non judgmental guide that is helping me parent from confidence not fear.

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