Children that struggle with mental disorders
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Mental Disorders
n.noun
/men·tal/ /dis·or·der/
Merriam-Webster defines mental disorders as : a mental or bodily condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological functioning of the individual—called also mental illness.
Common mental disorders or mental illnesses that plague troubled teens include, Acute stress disorder, autism, anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, attention deficit disorder, asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, bulimia nervosa, childhood antisocial disorder, depressive disorder, dyslexia, impulse control disorder, insomnia, kleptomania and manic depressiveness.
Troubled teens often struggle with one or more mental illnesses. These mental disorders effect the behavior and decision making of teenage boys and girls. If left untreated, mental disorders will ultimately consume the life of an adolescent.
If parenting a child struggling with a mental disorder, it is imperative to seek immediate treatment for the child. Programs for troubled teens, boarding schools, residential treatment and group homes for troubled teens are viable options for parents to consider.
often times show signs of being aggressive, low self esteem, or may have a difficult time bonding or attaching themselves to someone. Parents with children that have mental disorders can find help and therapeutic treatment within treatment centers and boarding schools. Zion Educational Systems is a parent resource that helps parents find the right match for children with mental disorders. Here at ZES we also provide current information concerning issues with children today. Parents that are interested in discovering the help options available to children with mental disorders call an educational consultant today at 866-471-8579.
Diagnosing children with mental disorders takes plenty of observation and is very complex. However, if parents or family have mental disorders, children are more likely to suffer with mental disorders because of their genetic design. Often times children have a difficult time expressing their feelings, therefore parents, peers
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Peers
Peers
/peer/
Peers are the people of which a person associates.
Peers have a strong influence on person’s thoughts, actions, and will also play a key part in how a person develops and will determine who a person will become. Peers always have an influence but occur especially in a person’s youth.
Parents should make it a priority to inform children of how important their peer group is on them. Discussions about this topic can help to prevent children from choosing friends that could lead them down dangerous paths.
Peers who involve themselves in negative behaviors will begin to oppose school and parents and can also influence others in the peer group to do the same. It is important to support the finding of positively influential peers for children.
However, peers can also help uplift others to strive to become better and want success. Those are the peers you should surround yourself with and also your children.
and adults like teachers must look for the symptoms of children with mental disorder.
Symptoms of Children with Mental Disorders
IrritabilitySeparation and social anxietyEasily distractedDepressionOversensitivity (over emotional) Risky behaviorsSuicidal thoughtsSelf harm or self defeating behaviorsManipulative Oppositional behavior Inability to attach themselves (common in RAD)
Children suffering from mental disorders are more likely to lack motivation
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Motivation
/mo·ti·va·tion/
n.Noun
Motivation is defined as the reason or reasons that initiates and guides someone to act, behave or strive to do something that in a particular way.
Motivation can come from anywhere and usually consists of being something inspirational and often time’s goal oriented.
In everyday living motivation is described as the reason someone does something. It is what guides and leads us through our lives. It determines why we act and behave towards activities.
If we can find the right motivation in a way we have the ability to do whatever it is the motivation is directed towards.
Motivation is determined by both internal and external factors that stimulate a certain desire and energy in a person.
Motivation comes from: the intensity of a need or desire, the reward or incentive of an action, and also can come from the expectations a person has on their self or from those that surround them.
to participate in activities they once like such as sports, video games, and socializing. Often times children with mental disorders go through changes in sleeping behaviors and can gain or loose weight in drastic amounts.
How we can help Children with Mental Disorders
Zion Educational Systems or ZES helps parents with children suffering from mental disorders everyday find the right treatment and placement possible. It is important for parents to watch for signs and symptoms of mental disorders in their children, and get therapeutic treatment immediately. Children with mental disorders often times have academic problems, struggle with drugs or substance addictions, and may have behavioral issues. Parents can find help and support
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Support
Support
/ sup·port/
n. Noun
Support is defined as the act or instance of supporting; serve as a foundation for something else.
Support can be given to many different ways. Through the encouragement to perform and progress and also through being there for someone who needs help. Support is usually shown through family and peers but can come from anywhere from support centers, rehab centers, and treatment centers.
Without a support, confidence would be very difficult to find. Support is key to getting through trials and problems. The ability to have someone that is supporting you and encouraging you to move forward and progress is important to growth and change. Especially with youth, that as they are trying to find out who they are that they feel supported in all of their doings. This is important because as support and encouragement is shown the youth feel confident to become the best they can be.
for their children with mental disorders within residential treatment centers
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Residential treatment centers
The Medical Dictionary defines residential treatment centers as, " Psychiatry Health care provided at a live-in facility to a person with emotional disorders who requires continuous medication and/or supervision or relief from environmental stresses." A residential treatment center is a temporary home for those seeking help with a therapeutic, or emotional ailment or rehabilitation. Individuals enrolled in a residential treatment center, receive personal care, attending groups and individual therapy sessions, training classes specific to the facility and perhaps a way to transition back into the 'real world.' Each residential treatment center is operated for the purpose of serving a specific population, providing solutions to the problems encountered. Have a question? Get an answer from a doctor now! When pertaining to troubled teens, residential treatment centers offer hope to emotionally and behaviorally struggling adolescents. Teens who display out of control, negative behaviors at home, suffer from mental and emotional disorders, or are currently battling addictions, are all good candidates for residential treatment.
, please call an educational consultant today at 866-471-8579.