| Many mental health problems begin during
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| | can remember what it was like to be that
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| the teenage years, probably because it is
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| | age. Take a moment to think about what
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| such a difficult time. Teenagers deal
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| | it was like to be a teenager. Instead of
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| with the daily stress of school, peer
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| | belittling your teen's issues, or
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| pressure, and relationships. They have
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| | pointing out how small their problems are
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| the added stress of exams, learning to
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| | compared to those of your adult life, try
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| drive and getting their license, and
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| | to understand what it is like to be a
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| impending college decisions. For some,
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| | teenager facing the issues a teenager
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| there are also jobs and first monthly
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| | faces.
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| bills, like car insurance or cell phones.
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| | Seek outside help. Many parents are
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| When combined with the day-to-day stress
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| | afraid to seek outside help, whether a
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| of home and family life, it can be
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| | counselor or a friend's advice, because
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| overwhelming.
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| | they think it will make them appear
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| Fortunately, there are things you can do
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| | incompetent. Do not be more concerned
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| to help your teenagers stay mentally
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| | with what the neighbors will think than
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| healthy.
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| | you are with your child's mental health.
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| Stay connected. It is easy for parents
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| | If your child is struggling with problems
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| and teens to drift apart, sometimes
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| | that you do not feel capable of helping
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| living in almost different worlds. Make
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| | them handle, find someone who can help
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| an effort to stay connected to your teen.
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| | you both.
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| If you know what is happening in their
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| | Your teen's mental health has bearing on
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| lives, you can spot warning signals that
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| | his or her mental health as an adult.
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| your teen is having problems.
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| | How they learn to cope and adapt sets the
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| Maintain communication. Keep
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| | stage for their coping and adapting
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| communication lines open with your teen.
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| | skills throughout life. Taking the time
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| While he or she may not always want to
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| | to help them stay mentally healthy now
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| talk, they need to know they can talk to
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| | will continue to help them during those
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| you. If you put your teen off,
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| | times when you are not there.
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| constantly interrupt, or belittle what he
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| | You can help ensure that the choices your
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| or she is saying, then your teen will be
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| | teen makes are healthy ones. While
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| less likely to talk to you about the
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| | helping your teen stay healthy requires a
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| important issues in his or her life.
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| | little work, the benefits of your efforts
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| Try to understand. Although your teenage
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| | will last a lifetime.
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| years may seem like a long time ago, you
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