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Why Do Teens Commit Suicide?

Wednesday, 03 May 2006

“My parents don’t listen to me. I have no one to talk to,” the most frequent complaint of my 12 – 14 year-old Junior High School students.

Recently, a Kensington, Maryland community experienced two teen suicides, one week apart. A 16 year-old boy. A 16 year-old girl. Several months before… another teen death, probably suicide, same community, same school. Suicides are contagious. Teen depression is real. The boy shot himself. The girl walked in front of a train. The third death is still being analyzed.

Almost always, when friends, parents, look back, they see the deadly signs. Drug abuse is one sign.

What’s happening that our parents don’t hear, or really listen, to their children?

So, I studied depression...studied listening. Then, wrote a booklet for my students, their parents, and other teachers, called, Teen Depression and Suicide.

How do you recognize teen depression? Most teens think they’re the only ones with “bad” feelings. Often, they can’t name how they feel, that is, describe their emotions. I found that teens want their emotions to be understood by their parents, without judgment or condemnation. Acceptance of, and understanding of, emotions are what real listening is about.

Get your free, Teen Depression and Suicide booklet, when you join the Hugs Not Drugs® Club, by calling Family Life International, Inc. at 1-800-6697.

Help your teen get through those difficult years to make the transition into happy young adults.

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