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By Denise Witmer, About.com Guide to Parenting Teens since 1997

Warning Signs of Troubled Teens

Monday May 19, 2008
A ‘troubled teen’ is a term used for a youth that is having problems which are causing negative behaviors and if these problems continue to affect the teen, he/she will not develop into a happy successful adult. These problems are beyond the normal issues that all adolescents face or they could be the inability to deal with the normal issues teenagers face. They can be anything from the teen’s environment like abusive relationships, poor peer groups or unsafe neighborhoods to physical and mental health issues like ADHD or diabetes. Learn about the warning signs here.

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May 23, 2008 at 10:02 pm
(1) Aurelia Williams says:

Thanks for the links to the warning signs. I think it is really important that parents and caretakers of Adolescents keep their eyes open for those warning signs.

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