Many parents face a problem of a teenage depression. It is necessary to learn to behave himself with the teenager.
Instruction
1. You should not ask busily on the reasons of frustration, it irritates teenagers and the child can retire even more deeply into oneself. Just remind him that you nearby, are always open for it, can just listen without excess comments. Tell that you are ready to become it the true friend.
2. It is necessary to show sensitivity to the child, but at the same time persistence. Do not leave a situation as is if the teenager was closed from you and in every possible way avoids communication. For the teenager to open to parents, is quite difficult task. Consider personal space of the child and level of its comfort, at the same time show your concern in its state and desire to help, simply to support.
3. Learn to listen to the teenager. Constrain inappropriate councils and comments. You should not begin morals, to express the opinion, to criticize the teenager, or his acts. For a start quietly listen, the child needs first of all a consolation and understanding. If asks for suggestions, give him.
4. Even if problems of the teenager seem to you insignificant and silly, it is necessary to accept, to recognize all importance of a condition of the teenager. At this age they very vulnerable and sometimes even small disappointments, seem to them natural disaster. If you accuse the teenager of nonsense and childishness because he worries on trifles, you will not be able to reach the child, he will not begin to perceive and trust you as parents are incapable it to understand.
5. Try to switch attention of the child, suggest to do favorite thing, encourage it to meet friends, to be chosen from the house more often. Suggest the teenager to find for yourself new hobby which you will finance, support, within reasonable, of course. Show to the teenager that life is fine, it is easier to cope with difficulties when sometimes you allow thoughts to have a rest.
6. If problems with a depression at the teenager of more serious character, then it is necessary to address the expert. It is possible to attend individual, or group classes on which appearance of depressions will establish all reasons and will give effective advice how to cope with an illness.
7. As a last resort, only after consultation at the doctor the child can give soothing drugs. Carefully you monitor their reception and the general state of health of the teenager.