The Stress and Pressures of Being a Teenager Today

Most would agree that teenage years brought with them moments of awkwardness, shyness, social pressures, and at least a few moments of humiliation we would rather forget. But what is it like to go through those challenging years of development for the current generations? With growing pressures of school, social media, societal focus on appearance and an increasingly complicated world to navigate, it is unsurprising that young people now face the highest levels of anxiety, depression, self-harm and hospital admission for mental health difficulties for generations.

Key Signs of Emotional Difficulties in your Child or Teenager

Mental health problems can present a little differently in children and young people. Feelings and tricky behaviours can be short lived. Young people have to face a lot of changes and transitions which can set off anxious, angry, tearful or argumentative states. We know teenagers in particular can be very up and down in their mood and behaviours. Children can seem very different in your company compared to with peers and at school. This is all to be expected. So how do you know when to seek more support?