{"id":518,"date":"2022-01-20T09:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T09:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2022-01-20T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T09:16:26","slug":"struggles-that-adolescents-are-currently-experiencing-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/struggles-that-adolescents-are-currently-experiencing-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggles That Adolescents are Currently Experiencing as a Result of the pandemic."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although the current times have brought stresses and challenges to everyone, for young people
there are particular issues they are facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The \u201cnormal\u201d structure of their lives has disappeared. Many opportunities and positive things that they may have expected have simply not been possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


As a result, many young people feel angry and cheated and don\u2019t know what to do about these feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Many have started acting out their feelings in negative ways they wouldn\u2019t have in usual times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


For instance, we have worked with a teenage boy who vandalized a neighbor\u2019s car which was something he would have not done before. His only explanation is he is \u201cmad at the world\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Another 15-year-old girl is crying all the time and can\u2019t explain why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


A 16-year-old boy who goes to bed and won\u2019t talk to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


A 15-year-old girl developing anorexia because she doesn\u2019t feel any control over her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Grades plummeting as a result of all the academic changes they\u2019ve had to endure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS:
Some words to use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI can see how hard this has been for you\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI want to help you any way I can\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cMy heart goes out to you\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


REASSURE THEM
Reassure them that you won\u2019t be shocked or frightened by their feelings and thoughts and that they won\u2019t be punished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


SOME THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO SAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I know it\u2019s difficult but I\u2019m willing to listen to you try to put your feelings and thoughts into words. However hard it is, talking about it will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s too hard to talk to me maybe we can find you someone else to talk to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the situation, we are all in, it may be hard to know what to say, keep in mind that you don\u2019t have to say anything but just let your teen know you are there to support and be available to them, maybe enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


DO NOT HESITATE TO SEEK OUT A PROFESSIONAL FOR ADVICE AND GUIDANCE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although the current times have brought stresses and challenges to everyone, for young peoplethere are particular issues they are facing. The \u201cnormal\u201d structure of their lives has disappeared. Many opportunities and positive things that they may have expected have simply not been possible. As a result, many young people feel angry and cheated and don\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":521,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions\/521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amypesceone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}