Are there any group help chatrooms, for troubled teens?

adam — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:52:14 +0000

devin d asked:

Well, I was wondering if there were chat rooms for troubled teens to talk to other troubled teens about problems. Like a group therapy session thing that you find in hospitals only on-line and for teenagers. I really need someone to talk too but can’t afford a shrink, I live at home with my parents, but everytimme i try to talk to them we end up fighting. I could go to the councilors that they have at school, but there really old, and It would just be nice to talk to some people i can relate too. Is there any websites?

How to handle a teen with mental health problems

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:38:23 +0000

Teenagers face many problems such as increasing pressure of studies, competition among students, other activities of schools or college, quarrel among classmates or friends, parents divorce or separation of child from their loved one’s etc. Sometimes problem is small but sometimes problem is so big that it creates serious situations. The teenagers of today will be the responsible adults of future. Sometimes these serious situations result in mental health problems.
Let’s understand it in an example. Your child asks you to purchase a bike because he gets late everyday. Your decision should be balanced one. Before fulfilling the demand of your child, you should know your child well. You should be aware of his qualities and be careful of his friendship. You should know the way he drives on road. Are all his friends’ good students? Will he not gets engaged in any wrong activity? You should know the patience level your child has. In short, you should get assured that giving bike to your child is safe or not.
On the other hand, if you decide not to give the bike to your child, then it can also be a wrong decision because then he may think about arranging the bike with his own money any way. In that case, he may start a part time job in shops or other places and will become less attentive to studies and slowly this extra work may result in some mental health problem. So you can stay from such problems by taking a balanced decision. Now what to do in situations your child is having some mental health problems.
If problem is not out of control, then boot camp or boarding schools can be the option you may want to try. Boarding schools are like other normal schools but the difference is only that in boarding schools, child has to stay for day and night. Boarding schools help troubled teens to come out of their troubles and help to continue their studies like the other normal child. The rules of boarding schools are strict and this strictness is only to show the right guidance to the teenagers.
Boot camps are meant to focus on the opportunities for the participating teens rather than telling them about the weaknesses they have. These camps tell students that how good their life could be. These boot camps engage your child in those activities that will shape the career of your child.
If your child is out of control, then the wonderful option is to send your teen to the teen treatment center. Teen treatment centers will help your children to solve their problems and find their way. These centers also treat the problems of alcohol, drugs, sex, family variance etc.
Choose an option for your child only after seeing all the options you have and which one could be the best one for your child. The goal of boarding schools, boot camps and teen treatment centers is to develop certain qualities like patience, honesty, courage, intelligence etc in your child. Teens enriched with these qualities will not get in bad habits and will not create problems for others or for themselves.

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Are there any group help chatrooms, for troubled teens?

How to handle a teen with mental health problems