Are you concerned your teenager’s is hiding something from you?
Are they becoming withdrawn? Secretive? Changing friends? Underachieving in school? Possibly experimenting with drugs and alcohol? Have you noticed a change in their behavior, but they are telling you it’s nothing or don’t worry about it.
Don’t be a parent in denial. Don’t be a parent that is afraid to break a bond of trust in exchange for finding out that there is something you could have helped with.
Recently ABC 20/20 interviewed Sue Klebold, mother of the infamous Dylan Klebold that shot 13 people at Columbine in 1999. She believed it was time to give Dylan is privacy. A time she regrets more than anything.
I’m not saying you are raising killers, this is an extreme. Â However the fact is, teens today are struggling with not only their offline lives — but the pressure of keeping up with the social life of online activity. How many people are LIKE-ng them!
Especially if your child is acting suspiciously and refusing to communicate with you, it’s a parent’s responsibility to reach out and get help from outside sources.
Sometimes the signs are subtle, sometimes they are in plain sight — but many times it can be the parent that is refusing to admit there is a problem. Â They want to brush it off to adolescence – or they will grow out of it.
Maybe they will – or maybe it is teen-hood, but maybe it isn’t.
Also read:
5 Benefits of Boarding Schools for Troubled Teens.
Goals of Behavior Modification Programs for Teens.
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