| Unfortunately, with the way the modern generation is, | | | | loss or gain, lack of interest in things that used to be of |
| todays youth are often quite troubled. Whether their | | | | interest, anger, and discomfort around food. If you |
| troubles lie in family life, friendships, schooling, further | | | | know a teen who is struggling with an eating disorder, |
| education, employment, or personal life, teens are | | | | you'll want to find medical help from a doctor and |
| faced with an innumerable amount of struggles. | | | | professional counselor. However, you too can offer |
| Perhaps even more unfortunate than the rise of | | | | support, help monitor the teen, and give unconditional |
| troubled teens is that so many do not take the time to | | | | love. Eating disorders often stem from teens feeling as |
| reach out and help. Many older people view the | | | | though they are unnoticed or unloved. You can offer |
| teenage generation as troublesome, frustrating, irritating, | | | | the attention teens crave by spending time with them, |
| or hopeless. Could this possibly be the reason teens | | | | listening, and loving. |
| struggle so much? | | | | If you know a teen who is struggling with drug abuse, |
| If you want to help troubled teens, it's important to | | | | addiction, or alcoholism, again, you'll want to seek out |
| know what they are troubled about. What are the | | | | professional help. You can help find a re-hab program |
| struggles of today's youth? Many teens struggle with | | | | or addiction clinic which will be able to better address |
| depression at some point through the years, suffering | | | | the serious problems at hand. |
| from discouragement, mood swings, disinterest in life, | | | | Most often, teens are troubled because people will not |
| etc. If you know a teen suffering from depression, give | | | | take the time to understand them or help them. People |
| them your time and a listening ear. Often, teens simply | | | | will not give of themselves to teach or reach out to |
| need to be heard and validated. If they struggle with a | | | | the teens around them. If you want to begin helping |
| general disinterest in life, perhaps they need their | | | | troubled teens, be willing to give them your time, your |
| horizons broadened or some hope sparked in their | | | | friendship, your patience, your unconditional love, your |
| hearts. You could help by teaching new skills, taking | | | | loyalty, your creativity, your hope, your purpose in life, |
| them on trips, or helping spur on creativity. | | | | your dreams, and your long-listening ear. It may seem |
| Eating disorders is another top struggle of teens. | | | | but a small thing to give, but the teens around you will |
| Symptoms of eating disorders may include depression, | | | | be forever grateful. |
| withdrawal from friends and family, secrecy, weight | | | | |