Child Education: Teen Mental Health
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What is the status of your teenagers mental health? This may not be a question you ask yourself on a daily basis, but for parents who are having trouble with their teenagers, the status of your teens mental health may be something to think about. Your teens mental health is how he or she thinks, feels, and reacts to lifes situations.
If your teenager has suffered a traumatic loss of a loved one, gone through a parental divorce, or has dealt with other stressful issues, your teenager may have some mental health problems. A teens mental health can affect the way they look at themselves, their future, and even the way they look at other peoples lives. Thankfully, there are some warning signs parents can watch out for when mental health problems arise in their teen.
Mental Health Warning Signs
The list of warning signs tends to be long, depending on what research you read, but some common warning signs are chronic sadness, anger and frequent crying, guilty feelings, anxiety, and unfounded fears. Teenagers of all walks of life may exhibit these traits at one time or another during adolescence, but the teens who deal with these issues for months on end are the ones we need to worry about. A teen who is having a bad day or bad week may not need medication or therapy, but the one who has been struggling for six months or more may.
Many governmental or nonprofit organizations can offer online resources that parents can download regarding teen mental health. Local community organizations that deal with teens and mental health disorders can offer great advice on how to handle your particular situation. It is encouraging to see so many different organizations that care about the well-being of our teenagers.
Posted on: Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 11:26 am 
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