Tough+Love

ToughLove: “We are glad to see you... We're sorry you had to come.” ToughLove International is a program for parents of a child that is completely out of control. They feel as though they have tried everything but are still unable to keep the child from getting into trouble. The believe that being firm and setting limits is the best way to help a child clean up their act. For example, if a child were to be arrested, ToughLove helps parents develop a program of things the child must do before being allowed to return home. Things along the lines of getting a job and going though a drug rehab program. The program also believes that there must not be any bending of the rules. If a child is not permitted to talk on the phone, remove all phones from the house, thus eliminating any chance the child will be able to access a phone. While these treatments may seem harsh they do work. A child wants to know their limits and seeing them in front of them, knowing the consequences of breaking them and seeing the parent stick to the limits forces a child to obey them. This program is proven to work and has helped families all over the world. Sadly ToughLove is no longer with us. The website given for ToughLove is __[|http://www.toughlove.org]__ a site that no longer exists. Toughlove.com, however, claims that the site will be up soon, but is is unsure if this is real or not. Their local Philadelphia number of 1-215-348-7090 has been disconnected as has their toll free number 1-800-333-1069. The only other contact is the email address __info@toughlove.com__ which I have not received a response from.