Adolescence can be a very trying time for both the adolescent and the parents. But just like a baby bird in the nest, who needs to learn how to fly and jumps out of the nest, so does your teenager need to take some risks in order to grow and become independent of you. This is all very normal and necessary.
However, there are some risks that are not good and can lead to all kinds of trouble.
Please check the correct check box next to the statements that apply to your teen's current behavior.
It is noteworthy to realize that all of the following behaviors are cause for parental intervention.
Low Self Esteem
Lack of motivation & direction
Defiance / Disrespect
Manipulation / Lying / Stealing
Poor choice of friends
Anger or temper outbursts
Academic under-achievement
Truancy / school suspension
Drug or alcohol experimentation
Running away
Trouble with the law
Sexual promiscuity
If your child demonstrates one or several of the behaviors listed above, he or she will infallibly continue their current inconsiderate, destructive behavior. Not only can it be self limiting, but it can cause harm to you as a parent, and to everyone around your teenager. At the same time your child reaches the teenage years, usually you, the parent, begin your second adolescence. Men and women in their forties are questioning everything. Their marriage, their choice of career, or lack of career, or wanting to change careers. So at the same time your teen is changing, so are you. It is a difficult time for many families and tempers run short.
If you need help with your Adolescent, please do not hesitate to contact me for Online Counseling via the Long Question Option, the Short Question Method, or you may also contact me for Telephone Counseling Sessions. Please see below for instructions on how to contact me.
