Are You Stressing Out Your Teen? 10 Warning Signs



Teens have a huge amount of stress to deal with on their own, grades, being pushed into college or deciding their futures, and peer pressure to name just a few. As parents it is your job to encourage your child to strive to become everything they can be and become functioning adults in society. However it is also important to make sure that you are not creating additional stress for your teen and are providing a place for your teenager to grow into adulthood as worry and stress free as possible. Here are some of the warning signs that you may be creating additional stress for your teen.

1. You are constantly in arguments with your teenager. Arguments create stress automatically. If it is not necessary to fight over it then avoid a confrontation and find other ways of discussing the issue.
2. Your teen avoids conversations with you
3. You notice that no matter what conversation you have it ends up as an argument
4. Over eating
5. Not wanting to participate in family activities
6. Not talking about things that were previously discussed
7. Isolation from you and family
8. Irritated tones
9. Objectionable attitudes
10. acting out


While some of these are signs of just being teenagers a lot can come from receiving pressure from you as parents. The teenage years are probably the hardest years of a person's life. They are going from children into adults and the transition can be a difficult one. This can lead to a significant amount of attempting to find who they are which can be interpreted as acting out. The best thing to do to prevent over stressing your teen is to be sure to pick your battles.


Teens are going to do crazy things in their way to becoming an adults, instead of arguing over everything give your teen a bit of freedom to make decisions on their own. Make sure you are willing to listen to what your teen has to say without arguing or telling them that they are wrong. They will be more likely to listen to what you have to say if you are willing to listen to their ideas and what they have to say.


Because children are faced with things like drugs, sex, and a variety of violent situations having a safe place to come home to where they can talk about anything that is bothering them no matter what it is, is vital to ensuring their wellbeing. There is a fine line between pushing just enough and pushing too much and these warning signs can be one way to gauge if you may be pushing your teen too hard. If you see any of these signs take a step back and look at the situation. You may find that the step back perspective shows areas where your teen may be asking for help and not finding it at home because of expectations or other situations which may be present in the home. Correcting these can be one way to help your teen de-stress and be able to handle the changes from child to adulthood.




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