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Research shows that 50 percent of all mental illnesses began around the age of 14.

It shows how disturbing that statistic is and why it’s important to understand where mental illness stems from people.

It’s important to recognize that mental illness starts in troubled children for whatever reason. Sometimes it’s from abuse or getting involved with drugs. There are also other reasons children have mental health issues.

But that’s why it’s important to understand where mental health comes from. It’s important to help troubled kids before something worse happens with them.

If you’re a parent and want to help your troubled kids, are seven tips that can offer some guidance.

1. Communicate With Kids

As parents, it’s important for you and your spouse to communicate with your kids at any age, especially if they are busy.

Communication is important because it allows an open dialogue. It allows your kids to express what they are feeling.

If your kids are troubled, struggling in school, or have behavioral issues, it’s always important to have a conversation with them.

Communication also means discussing what you’re struggles are or what you did as a kid. It can help your kids understand that they aren’t alone.

In addition, you should try to set aside 20 minutes of having conversations with your kids. It helps you understand what they are going through.

Sometimes troubled kids want someone to listen rather than someone to judge them. They want their parents to understand them and not guilt trip them.

2. Establish Boundaries

Parents of troubled kids should also establish boundaries. They should be clear on what they can do, how long they can play video games, and other boundaries.

Boundaries don’t necessarily mean you are putting your kid in jail. It simply means your kid, especially if they are troubled, can’t do certain things.

Setting boundaries can also help troubled kids stay out of trouble. It can help them avoid bad influences and bad decisions.

3. Look for the Warning Signs

If your kid is troubled and you don’t know it yet, look at the warning signs. Look at their behavior, their sleep pattern, and who they are hanging out with.

By looking at your troubled kid’s behavior, you can figure out a behavior intervention plan. You can figure out what steps to take that can prevent this behavior from worsening.

That is why it’s important to look at the warning signs. When you can take action immediately when you notice something is wrong with your troubled child, it can help prevent anything worse from happening.

4. Spend Time With Your Kids

Spending time with your kids is critical. If your kid is troubled because they are hanging out with the wrong crowd at school or something else, you can remove them from this environment by hanging out with them more.

You can choose to spend time with them by doing activities together. You can play golf or another sport with them.

You can also simply grab coffee with them. Spending time with your troubled child allows you to get to know them better and removes them from the bad influences in their life.

While your troubled kid may not like hanging with their parents, you should still try to do activities that they like to do, so they can enjoy it more.

5. But Also Give Them Space

While it’s important to talk and hang out with your troubled child, you should also give them space. Still have boundaries, but give them space.

That means you don’t have to grill them every time you see them. You should let enjoy their space without feeling like you are hovering over them.

6. Evaluate Your Own Anger

Sometimes a troubled child is struggling with behavior because it comes from the parents.

As parents, you have to evaluate your actions. You have to figure out how much your anger and behavior play a role in your child’s life. It can be an influence on what your child is troubled.

By taking steps to manage your anger or your negative behavior as a parent, you can take the first step to help your child. You can start figuring out ways to be a positive influence in your child’s life.

7. Figure Out if There Are Problems at School

Lastly, it’s important to see how your child is doing at school. Since a majority of kids spend 6 hours at a minimum at school, it can heavily influence what your child thinks and behaves.

Some of the ways to figure out how your child is doing is school is to ask the principal and the teachers. Be an active parent and find out where your kids are struggling in school.

When you understand how your troubled child is doing at school, it can give you an idea if you should remove your child from that environment or take action to help improve that situation.

Overall, it can help you take positive steps in figuring out ways to correct your troubled child’s behavior.

Why It’s Important to Help Troubled Kids

It’s important as parents to understand strategies to help your troubled kids. It’s important to recognize where these struggles occur and how what intervention plan you can take to help troubled kids.

While these strategies will take time to implement and be effective, it’s important for you to be patient. Nothing happens overnight. But with time, you can understand your troubled child more and figure out ways to understand and help them better.

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