Adolescent Depression is Becoming More Common Every Year
Adolescent parenting isn't one of the easier life experiences, but you have to understand your kid is not any happier than you are with the less nice interactions that occur.
They absolutely can't help themselves sometimes.
Your job is to be the mellow one.
Kids are sometimes overly sensitive and a perfectly innocent remark can earn you an undeserved, smart aleck answer.
When a kid feels they're not doing well in school, they had a fight with their best friend and someone's always teasing them or making inflammatory remarks, their insecurities may become aroused.
Add perhaps, some severe vitamin deficiencies, and you've got a recipe for adolescent depression.
Adolescence is such a difficult period in a child's life.
Plus, they simply lack good judgment, experience and an adequate amount of self discipline.
The average teen's diet is poor, with too much junk food.
They're not big on 'healthy' and eat their share of sweets.
During this phase of a child's development, their bodies demand optimum nutrition so they can enjoy good health and develop on a more even keel.
Nutritional deficiencies can wreak havoc as the child's body is starved of various nutrients.
The effects are far more dramatic in teens than in adults.
Simple nutritional deficiencies can easily lead to adolescent depression.
Ask your physician to run tests to determine if nutritional deficiencies exist.
If you find this to be the case, ask your physician for recommended supplements and dosage.
In one of the more rational moments, explain to your child that you understand the difficulties they're experiencing and that, although it all feels horrible some days, there are things you can do about making it easier to manage.
Reminding them that you actually remember being their age can be helpful.
Sit down with a good nutrition reference book and show them how a lack of certain nutrients affect mood, including outbursts, as well as a host of other body functions.
Many difficult emotional states can be moderated with nutrition.
There are also a number of herbs, which while not directly affecting adolescent depression, can contribute to alleviating the condition in a substantial way, over time.
A teen with acne can take the experience as a disaster.
This only exacerbates the depression.
Reducing the acne to an occasional problem not only means that the teen has one less thing to be depressed over, but the generally better state of health results in more energy and improved moods.
Acne is common in teens and usually results from overactive oil glands and a poor diet.
Cleavers is a folk remedy designed to sweep the system clean of toxins.
Burdock root cleans the blood.
Echinacea strengthens the immune system.
Dandelion root cleanses the liver.
Each of these herbs are quite safe.
Ask your physician before you use herbs, to avoid interactions with medications your child might be taking.
Counseling can be a valuable addition to your teen's improved nutrition program.
Adolescent depression should not be ignored! There's a great deal you can do to restore that bright, sweet child's happiness.
They absolutely can't help themselves sometimes.
Your job is to be the mellow one.
Kids are sometimes overly sensitive and a perfectly innocent remark can earn you an undeserved, smart aleck answer.
When a kid feels they're not doing well in school, they had a fight with their best friend and someone's always teasing them or making inflammatory remarks, their insecurities may become aroused.
Add perhaps, some severe vitamin deficiencies, and you've got a recipe for adolescent depression.
Adolescence is such a difficult period in a child's life.
Plus, they simply lack good judgment, experience and an adequate amount of self discipline.
The average teen's diet is poor, with too much junk food.
They're not big on 'healthy' and eat their share of sweets.
During this phase of a child's development, their bodies demand optimum nutrition so they can enjoy good health and develop on a more even keel.
Nutritional deficiencies can wreak havoc as the child's body is starved of various nutrients.
The effects are far more dramatic in teens than in adults.
Simple nutritional deficiencies can easily lead to adolescent depression.
Ask your physician to run tests to determine if nutritional deficiencies exist.
If you find this to be the case, ask your physician for recommended supplements and dosage.
In one of the more rational moments, explain to your child that you understand the difficulties they're experiencing and that, although it all feels horrible some days, there are things you can do about making it easier to manage.
Reminding them that you actually remember being their age can be helpful.
Sit down with a good nutrition reference book and show them how a lack of certain nutrients affect mood, including outbursts, as well as a host of other body functions.
Many difficult emotional states can be moderated with nutrition.
There are also a number of herbs, which while not directly affecting adolescent depression, can contribute to alleviating the condition in a substantial way, over time.
A teen with acne can take the experience as a disaster.
This only exacerbates the depression.
Reducing the acne to an occasional problem not only means that the teen has one less thing to be depressed over, but the generally better state of health results in more energy and improved moods.
Acne is common in teens and usually results from overactive oil glands and a poor diet.
Cleavers is a folk remedy designed to sweep the system clean of toxins.
Burdock root cleans the blood.
Echinacea strengthens the immune system.
Dandelion root cleanses the liver.
Each of these herbs are quite safe.
Ask your physician before you use herbs, to avoid interactions with medications your child might be taking.
Counseling can be a valuable addition to your teen's improved nutrition program.
Adolescent depression should not be ignored! There's a great deal you can do to restore that bright, sweet child's happiness.
