Keeping your Teen out of Trouble
The easiest time for teens to walk away from bad situations is before they happen. After the first cigarette or shoplifting that first CD, getting out of a situation may suddenly become a seemingly insurmountable task. For you as a parent, teaching your teen to stay away from drugs, gangs, and alcohol is far easier than trying to help her once she has started down the wrong path. If you think your teenager is experimenting with drugs, or participating in other dangerous activities call Parent Help today at 1-800-688-8706 or request more information online now.
How can you keep your teenager from getting into negative situations? Knowing what your teen is up against and knowing your teen is 90% of solving problems before they get too big to handle. The more you know about the problems your struggling teen has, the better you can help them. Some of the negative influences teenagers commonly face are listed below.
Common Teen Troubles
ALCOHOL ABUSE
It has been estimated that over three million teens are alcoholics.
Several million more have serious drinking problems that they cannot manage on
their own. The three leading causes of death for 15- to 24-year-olds are automobile
crashes, homicides and suicides; alcohol is a major factor in all three.
Request more information on how Parent Help can stop your teen from abusing alcohol today.
CRIME
Once every 19 seconds, a teen is a victim of a crime. But teens are not only
being victimized: this age group also accounts for most criminal offenders. With the population
demographics for teens projected to increase significantly over the next few years, this problem is
not likely going to improve. If your teen is involved in illegal activities call Parent Help today
1-800-688-8706
or Request more information on how to help your teen before it is too late.
DEPRESSION
Clinical depression in children and teens is defined when the
feelings of depression persist and interfere with a child or adolescent's ability to function.
Depression is common in teens and younger children. About 5% of children and adolescents in
the general population suffer from depression at any given point in time.
Children under stress, who experience loss, or who have attentional, behavioral, learning, or anxiety
disorders are at a higher risk for depression. Request more information on how Parent Help can help your teen with depression.
DRUG ABUSE
Teens use drugs for many reasons, including
curiosity, to reduce stress, to feel grown up, or to fit in. About 4.5 million young people ages 12 to 17 have used cigarettes within the past month. Among adolescents ages 12 to 17, 11.4% reported using some illicit drug within the past month. Experimenting with drugs even once can be very dangerous. Accident or addiction could seriously damage a teen's life. Request more information on how Parent Help can stop your teen from abusing drugs today.
SEXUAL ACTIVITY
The emphasis on sex in today's movies, magazines, and television shows is enormous. Teens are easily influenced by this sort of mass-market encouragement, despite the dangers of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Nearly four in ten young women become pregnant
at least once before they reach the age of 20 this is nearly one million a year. If your teenager is sexually active, don't wait call Parent Help today
1-800-688-8706
or request more information online today.
Parent Help is the Solution.
If your teenager is sexually active, abusing drugs, involved in illegal activities, or other inappropriate behaviors call Parent Help today at 1-800-688-8706 or request more information online about how we can help your family.