Part of going through adolescence is the confusion of emotions from time to time. Parents concerned about their teens’ emotional state may find a clue in comparing their teens’ behavior with the way their friends are behaving or reacting to a common situation. Kendal writes, in Depression in Children and Adolescents, Assessment Issues and Recommendations , that parents should compare the way their teens react to a given situation with the way their peers react. When all peers reactions are considered, parents will have a baseline to compare their teens’ behavior.
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