Teen Mental Health
Teen Treatment Center – The Benefits For Your Family
Teen Treatment Centers Benefit The Entire Family Unit Children certainly don’t come with a manual. By the time a child reaches their teenage years, they have probably already experienced a number of things that children of the past hadn’t. The generation of today faces challenges that most parents didn’t have when they were in school.…
Read MoreSupporting Your Teen’s Mental Health as a Parent
Ways to Nurture Your Teen’s Mental Health Mental health is something that can be very difficult to deal with when your teen is growing up. Many parents may feel like the mental issues that their teens are going through are simply just teenage outbursts. It can be difficult to delineate between outbursts and mental health…
Read MoreIs Your Teen Struggling with Mental Health Disorder? 7 Danger Signs to Look For
Quite often, mental health disorder in teens may be dismissed as the typical stages, phases, and attitudes that such individuals experience as they progress through adolescence. According to 2017 data supplied by Mental Health America, more than 11 percent of American youths ages 12 to 17 experienced at least one major depressive episode. Like other…
Read MoreThe Real Face of Bullies and How to Deal With Them
Facing Bullies: Deal with the Problem by Confronting Tolerating bullies on a regular basis can take a serious toll on someone’s mental health. Teens are often especially sensitive to being mistreated. Name-calling, manipulation or even physical abuse are just some of the ways your child may be suffering. Bullies are cruel, dominating and persistent. They…
Read MoreTeen Stress: The Triggers and How to Keep It in Check
The teen years are fraught with emotional highs and lows that can be overwhelming for both teens and their parents. According to the American Psychology Association (APA), 40% of individuals surveyed in a recent study reported feeling angry or irritable due to teen stress, while over 30% felt anxious, sad, or depressed. It can be…
Read MoreBullying at School – The Warning Signs to Watch For
Bullying can have a devastating effect on its victims. It is, unfortunately, a common occurrence. It is damaging emotionally to the victim and also to the bully. It leaves emotional scars on both. And a witness can be affected also. Victims suffer emotional damage which may last for many years. The range of reactions can…
Read MoreBody Dysmorphic Disorder in Teens: Is Your Child Suffering From It?
When you look in the mirror, you may see a pimple on your chin, a mole on your nose, or notice that your face isn’t exactly symmetrical. While these slight flaws may bother you a little, you probably don’t spend hours each day thinking about them. However, if your teenage son or daughter has body…
Read MoreThe Three Stages of Adolescence
Decision Making and the Three Stages of Adolescence The years from puberty until adulthood are known as adolescence. They are divided into three smaller stages: early adolescence, middle adolescence, and late adolescence. The human body goes through a large amount of physical development during these years, as well as important elements of social, intellectual, and…
Read MoreHow to Handle a Teen with Paranoid Personality Disorder
Teens and Paranoid Personality Disorder Adolescence can be a stressful time for unprepared parents and their children. At that age, teenagers develop varied interests and acquire diverse personalities. Unfortunately, part of the acquired behavior involves challenging the authority of the parent and an unfettered desire to have more independence. Additionally, parents often find it difficult…
Read MoreWhen Teens are in the Middle of an Abusive Relationship
When Teens Are in the Middle of an Abusive Relationship The teenage years bring on an intense array of emotions, and among these are feelings for a boyfriend of girlfriend. As your teen forms romantic relationships, you may watch him or her grow through many strong feelings, from love to hate. It can be difficult…
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