{"id":5,"date":"2016-01-27T22:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T22:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dz.cyberwalker.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2016-10-28T23:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T23:00:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of depressed teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Help for parents of depressed teens<\/h3>\n<p>Dear parent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As a parent of a depressed teen, you probably know that the numbers are frightening&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 25% of teenagers in North America this year will suffer from varying degrees of teen depression<\/li>\n<li>24%\u00a0of U.S. high school students have seriously thought about attempting suicide.<\/li>\n<li>The ratio of suicide attempts to suicide death in youth is estimated to be about 25:1.<\/li>\n<li>More males than females are successful (by a factor of 4 because they use guns over pills).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Teen depression is serious and there is a lot to know as a parent if you\u2019re watching your teen suffer and want to prevent a crisis situation.<\/p>\n<p>Your\u00a0first step is this:<br \/>\n<strong>ACT NOW. DON\u2019T WAIT. You don&#8217;t have time to waste. Take an action now even if you think your teen isn&#8217;t in bad shape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That said: You likely know this. \u00a0In fact\u00a0it\u2019s likely what brought you here.<\/p>\n<p>So first: Great work!\u00a0You\u2019re on the right path to getting your teen out of suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Still &#8211; you may be struggling with knowing what to do. Or, you may have tried to help, but you\u2019ve been unsuccessful. If you&#8217;re looking for more strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever you are&#8230;.it&#8217;s ok.<\/p>\n<h3>If you are looking for a quick guide on what to do&#8230;start with this book&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwd.link\/depressedteenbook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-321 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-amazon-cover\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-566x800.jpg 566w, https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover-283x400.jpg 283w, https:\/\/mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/how-to-help-your-depressed-teen-Amazon-cover.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s free for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cwd.link\/depressedteenbook\">Amazon Prime members<\/a> and less than $6 for everyone else. <a href=\"http:\/\/cwd.link\/depressedteenbook\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Working with depressed teens can be\u00a0a challenge. And very stressful. When your kid hurts (no matter what age), you hurt too.<\/p>\n<p>Often, teens can be stingy communicators. Some are embarrassed about their struggles. Some don\u2019t know how to talk to their parents or close friends about tough situations they are dealing with.<\/p>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s the good news, however&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Teens have an advantage over older depression sufferers.\u00a0They are young and have time to learn\u00a0critical skills for dealing with challenges in life. Skills learned now can\u00a0prevent a crisis during adulthood. As a parent or caregiver, it&#8217;s part of your job to train them.<\/p>\n<p>All the tools you need for helping them out of their depression and instilling strong mental health skills are here at Depression Zone.<\/p>\n<p>You first job is to educate yourself immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three easy steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberwalker.leadpages.co\/addon-parent-s-teen-dprsson-chklst\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grab this free<\/a>\u00a0checklist for parents with depressed teens. Do the checklist and review the actions to take.<\/li>\n<li>Next read\u00a0our <a href=\"\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/start-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">Start Here page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Also go download this: <a href=\"mydepressionzone.com\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/\">How to help Your depressed teen: A guide parents<\/a>. (Free for Amazon Prime members and under $6 for everyone else.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Knowledge is key and it will help you uncover new actions to take.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our most popular\u00a0depressed teen caregiver resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/start-here\/\">Depression recovery map: A downloadable PDF that easily shows what causes depression with question assessment lists that will help you identify core issues so you can help your teen get into action.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cwd.link\/depressedteenbook\">Parent of teen strategy guidebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/171-2\/\">What to do before your teen goes on an antidepressant medication<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/?page_id=300&amp;preview=true\">Video: What antidepressants are best for teens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Video: How to get your teen to take positive actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/parents-of-depressed-teens\/video-antidepressants-work\/\">Video: How antidepressants work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ask-an-expert\">Need help now? 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