Wow what a powerful and often overlooked stage.
A key fact that Mr. Larson states is that kids, often teenagers, often have mood swings and different stages of health. Pattern and consistency are key. it is also important to think about how many doctors are getting RICH by prescribing mind and mood altering psychotropic medications to kids. From ADHD to bi-polar disorder, kids as young as 5 and 6 years old are given these pills in hopes that they get "cured." What level of cure could happen if parents were just loving and involved??? But I digress.
Whatever ill a child is dealing with, he/she will often begin exhibiting this form of deterioration. Younger kids will often experience stomach or headaches, bed wetting, and/or crying. Older kids and teenagers will withdraw from school, friends, stop doing activities they love, change friends, stop eating, etc. The mental pain they are going through engulfs their whole world. As this happens, they fall deeper into the fantasy worlds which i talked about earlier.
Intervention with this step? A keen eye and an involved parent. Mr. Larson states it well,
"Don't just focus on what they may be doing, like crying or receding emotionally from the family. Find out what they feel like doing, what they'd do if they could, even if such talk turns to thoughts of suicide and violence against others."Kids who are pushed to the bring of suicide, violence, drugs, and gangs are scared. They are looking for that person to embrace them through their fears. It is important for parents to realize that our children are capable or violence.
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