When Change Upends Everything
Our move last year has been harder on our teenager than we anticipated. He's made no new friends and deeply mourns his old life. He calls it a "quiet sadness" that won't lift. We think he needs to talk to someone. What are good options for counseling services for teens dealing with grief and major life transitions?
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yes, there are. But I think the best way you as his parents should learn how to talk to him, instead of anyone else. Although it is never easy, it is still the best way from my view. I used to think the same yet since I can talk to my teenager, after so many efforts to consulting or counseling, changed my mind completely. We as parents need to start listening positively, becoming real friends, no judgements and relating his/her grief as starting to share our own griefs with them. When they listen, they become more understanding and sympathy - We turn ourselves from parents who are expected to solve their problems into ones who need their listening and maybe their problem shooters as we can learn from them too