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The Stressed Out Teenager

By: Andrew John

Stress is an inevitable part of every teenager's life. During that time, people meet with their first real problems - high school and college grades, their first jobs, first important exams, first long-term friendships and having sex for the first time in their lives. When your children become teenagers, the time of being the "almighty parents" is finally over. Instead of solving problems for their children, you have to advise them and teach your children how to cope with the problems alone.



The first and the most common reason of teenagers' stress is their grades. The one thing that parents should do to make it a bit easier is to pay attention to how their children fare at school all the time, not just the day they receive a report card. Do not get angry if the child brings poor grades home, but offer your assistance and spend some extra time helping your children learn. Remember that in order to truly improve the grade, you and your children should work all semester, so don't think that you spending with your child an hour per two months will do, you have to learn with them continuously. If you don't have time or knowledge necessary to help, consider hiring a tutor.



Another major problem for teenagers is the pressure they get from their peers. They may all try to force your children into drugs, leaving school, smoking cigarettes or having sex. However, you must not cut your children's ties with their friends and schoolmates - lack of contacts with other teenagers would result in dire psychological pathologies and underdevelopment of crucial social skills. The thing that you should do is to explain clearly and to the best of your ability what will happen to them if they get in trouble with, say, drugs and what awaits them in future if they stay clear of trouble. Also, it is a good thing to help them find funny activities and interesting pastimes that will be enjoyable by teens and won't cause destruction in their lives.



Having sex for the first time is another moment when they are subjects to terrible amount of stress - for many people it is often the worst stress they will feel in their entire life and the negative effects of such stress may affect all their future and relationships. In order to make it easier and less stressful, teenagers have to be able to talk freely about their problems with their parents without fear of parents getting furious. You have to make sure that your children know that they alone are in charge of their sexuality and the decisions are solely theirs - not their partners. Make sure they know that if they are not ready to have sex, it is perfectly ok to break the relationship, change friends, or never get in a dangerous situation again. However, do not try to interfere with your children relationships. Teenagers enter relationships mostly because they feel they are worth it. If you try to force them to accept your choices instead of theirs, they may (and often will) do just the opposite to preserve their independence. Again, try to persuade them and show them the alternatives rather than order them to do what you think is the best thing.

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The Author: John Andrews writes about stress and how to deal with it naturally, without medication or prescription drugs. For more information and consumer testimonials on how to achieve natural stress relief, go to: Natural Stress Relief.

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