Teenage Stress
It Is A Different World Today

Is your teen experiencing teenage stress? As a parent, you may look to all the movies about teenage radical behavior, or even recall memories of the times when you were young, and realize the teen years are difficult.

The unfortunate fact is that teens these days deal with a host of problems that you and I may not be able to relate to.

In addition to increased competition for entrance to college and a strange, new society with a powerful, all-encompassing media that sends mixed messages to young adults - teens are also having to deal with broken homes, which are prevalent and on the rise.

So teenage stress may not be just normal teen angst. It may be something far more serious. But how can you tell the difference?

To use an extreme example, how could educators and classmates know that the loner who was an outsider at school would bring a gun to campus and open fire? Obviously we're not talking about teenage stress in this capacity, but the key point is the same.

After all, old ideas of what is normal behavior for a teen are being carefully reexamined because of such events like this and as well, the rate of teen depression and suicide is higher than ever and it doesn't seem that it will go down anytime soon.

The key is to engage with your teen regularly and look out for signs that point to abnormal teenage stress. Have your teen's eating and sleeping habits changed drastically?

Have they lost or gained a lot of weight over a short period of time? Have their grades suddenly dropped? Have they become anti-social and/or withdrawn from clubs, activities or sports that they used to enjoy?

These are some indicators that you may have some serious teenage stress on your hands, and not just the cute “Breakfast Club” version of it.

If you're looking for some direction in parenting your child, then consider introducing yourself and him or her to the powerful book “Training for Efficiency,” by Dr. Orison Swett Marden.

“Training for Efficiency” encourages readers to rely on themselves in the face of everyday challenges and it is that kind of spirit that the youngest of the population need in order to be successful in life.

(You can listen to many of Dr. Marden's most important teachings online with the Leadership Series For Successful Living!)

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