The Real Guide to Teenage Depression

Summary

In The Real Guide to Teenage Depression, author Patrice Foster offers a unique and practical look at teen depression, drawing from her own personal battles with depression, years of experience helping teenagers overcome depression at work and most importantly, parenting teens of her own through many difficult issues, such as bullying and harassment.  

In this all-inclusive teenager depression guide, teenagers and parents of teenagers will learn:

• How to identify teen depression and notice teen depression symptoms– the difference between “going through a phase” and real depression that needs to be addressed


• Vital positive parenting tips for Moms and Dads of teens with depression – Important family communication skills for talking about depression and its underlying causes, like low self-esteem, self-doubt and social anxiety


• How to deal with difficult social issues at school and with classmates, like bullying, social media for teens, cyber bullying, harassment and social “clicks”


• A special section on LGBTQ teen depression, teens with disabilities and minority population teens dealing with racial issues


• How to prevent teen suicide – signs your teenager needs professional help and when to take action


• Empowering teenagers with depression to embrace their challenges and become a stronger adult