Nobody likes taking medicine. So if a teenager doesn’t like taking medicine, I get it, one hundred percent. You can’t force it down their throats.
You have to engage with them.I ask: “What are the things in life that you wish were a little different?” Then I reflect what they communicate back to them: “It sounds like school is a struggle.
We have some things that will help with that. Let’s talk about what they are, because we have a variety of treatment options and I want you to help choose one.”[Read: The Key to Reducing Teens’ Risky Behavior?
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