I Am ListeningDear parents, please listen.Teenage suicide is very real and the rates are alarming! Don’t trivialize your child’s feelings lest they turn away from you and seek solace somewhere else.
Validate them. It is so much easier to deal with a problem when you nip it in the bud. If you feel like your child is troubled, speak to him.
No judgment at all. Make him feel that it is okay to share with you whatever his worries are. No matter how petty his concerns are, never dismiss them.Underneath the pettiness lies a deep hurt that is simply difficult to let out and verbalize owing to the awkwardness of youth.
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