| Your child has just entered the magical teens and | | | | friends are doing but soon lose interest in them. They |
| your relationship has changed beyond recognition. | | | | also cannot take any decision by themselves and |
| You suddenly find your child getting moody, irritable, | | | | hence avoid doing any important tasks. This trait |
| and they have stopped coming to you for advice. | | | | leads to several teenager problems for parents like |
| You feel they have started keeping secrets from | | | | increased in spends on activities half completed, |
| you and you are no longer their best friend. These | | | | higher frustration amongst teenagers and lack of |
| are some of the symptoms indicating the possible | | | | interest in studies. |
| onset of teenage behaviour problems with your child. | | | | Lack of Seriousness: Another common manifestation |
| Let us look at some other symptoms, which can lead | | | | of teenage behaviour problems is a lack of |
| to several teenager problems in more detail: | | | | seriousness in your teenager's life. They consider |
| School Performance: One exhibition of defiance by | | | | everything a joke and take everything for granted - |
| your teenager could be significant decline in | | | | a typically happy-go-lucky attitude. When you try to |
| performance at school. Teenage behavioural problems | | | | speak to them about anything seriously, they make a |
| related to performance at school are displayed | | | | joke of the situation and brush your comments aside. |
| through under-performance at school, playing truant, | | | | It becomes difficult for you to have any |
| disrespectfulness towards teachers and seniors at | | | | conversation with them, where they are fully |
| school, fights with classmates and bullying of younger | | | | engaged. This is one of the most common teenager |
| students. Some of these issues are serious teenager | | | | problems that most parents have to face. |
| problems and you need to be aware of them at the | | | | The most visible signs of trouble in your teen's life |
| right to take corrective action. | | | | are restlessness, aggression, sadness, hopelessness, |
| Increased Anger: Anger is one of other teenage | | | | anger, frequent crying, fatigue, losing interest in |
| behaviour problems, which causes a lot of distress to | | | | studies, withdrawing from family, change in eating |
| parents. Anger can also cause various other teenager | | | | and sleeping patterns and in some extreme cases |
| problems if it is displayed in public. You can start | | | | self harm or suicidal thoughts. These could become |
| getting police or school complaints against your | | | | extremely difficult to deal with and if not dealt with, |
| teenager or your teenager can come home with | | | | can lead to further isolation and withdrawal. Proper |
| bruises from street fight. Learning to control anger is | | | | and open communication and unquestioned love and |
| one of the most important lessons you need to give | | | | support can help most parents deal with teenager |
| to your child. | | | | problems. In the book "Solving Teenage Problems", |
| Indecision: Teenage behaviour problems also get | | | | various tips to deal with teenage behaviour problems |
| manifested through increased levels of confusion and | | | | have been discussed. Besides various communication |
| the inability to make decisions. Such teenagers jump | | | | models and exercises are provided to improve your |
| into various activities and then leave most of them | | | | relationship with your teenager. |
| half done. They like to do everything that their | | | | |