What Can Parents Do If a Teenager is Depressed?
If you suspect depression in your teen child the following tips may help to bring your child out of the depressed phase.
- Respond with love, kindness, and support. Let your child know that you are there, whenever she or he needs you, and do so often.
- Depressed teenagers do not want to feel patronized or crowded. Once the adolescent begins to talk, do not criticize or pass judgment.
- Encourage them to keep active and praise them for their efforts.
- If the adolescent's depressed feeling doesn't pass with time, seek help from a doctor or mental health professional.
- Be aware of the behaviors, note how long and how often the behaviors have been occurring, and how severe they seem.
Parents should not wait and hope that symptoms will go away on their own. When depression is severe - if adolescents are thinking about hurting themselves or about suicide - seek professional help as soon as possible .
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