How should I communicate with a teenage girl suffering from mild depression?

Happy New Year! I hope my answer helps.

Your child is in the third year of junior high school, so the learning load should be heavy. If it is depression, then medication is not enough; counseling is also needed. At home, parents should interact with their children in a way that respects, accepts, encourages, and supports them. I believe that with treatment and adjustment, things will get better.

My advice is:

Ask why your child doesn't want to learn.

A child may seem depressed and uninterested in studying, but it's likely that their struggles in school are causing this. If we can help them overcome these challenges, give them the support and encouragement they need, and help them find a way to study that works for them, I believe their motivation and interest in learning will improve.

Think about when your child started acting this way. Was it after the third year of junior high school, or after his grades dropped?

Do you only start doing this after something happens? We need to find out why the child is unmotivated. Then we can help.

If it's a learning problem, help should be given in that area. If it's an interpersonal problem, help should be given in that area.

2. If you can't help, see a counselor.

A professional counselor will help the child understand why they are unmotivated, identify their current problems, and learn to face challenges. It is recommended to find a counselor who is good at dealing with adolescent problems, academic development, and emotional distress.

If it's depression, medication and counseling are the best ways to treat it. It's also important to support the child emotionally. If you can do these three things, you'll see a big change in the child.

We also need to give children time to grow and change. The most important thing is to support and guide them.

3. Use non-violent communication to talk with your child, share your feelings and needs, and listen to your child's feelings and needs.

Use Nonviolent Communication to communicate better with your child. This method has four steps: state the facts, express your feelings, express your needs, and ask the other person to take action.

When stating facts, be objective and avoid criticism and accusations. If your child keeps looking at the phone when you ask him to go for a walk, instead of criticizing and blaming, you can say, "I feel sad and worried. I'm also a little scared. I love and care for you, and I hope you can go for a walk every day and interact with us a little. Can you tell us how you feel and what you think?"

If she is also willing to express her needs and feelings, then you will have a better relationship. You will understand each other better.

To communicate non-violently, we must learn to listen correctly.

Listening is an art. It's about understanding the child's needs, not offering comfort or advice.

Listening is an art. It's about understanding the child's needs, not offering comfort or advice.

If we don't understand, we should tell the child and see if it's right. We should also pay attention to the child and let them say what they want.

When she expresses her feelings, she will either act more relaxed or stop talking. This helps us build a good relationship with our child. When our child and we have a good relationship, it's easier to communicate with them.

This is just a reference. Best wishes!

Hello!

I'm Kelly Shui, a heart detective.

How should I talk to girls with mild depression?

I can't tell if you're a dad, mom, or older sibling. But I think the support and love of her family will help her recover.

I hope I can help this girl recover soon.

A girl in 3rd grade was depressed for a week.

1. Is the junior high school student under too much pressure?

2: Do you have a younger sibling? Does it make you feel unloved?

3: Has the child been criticized at school?

4: Are her parents strict with her? Some teens are rebellious. Try to encourage your child to love learning.

5: Would parents rather their child be healthy or get good grades?

6: Do parents get along? Are they stable?

Children are under a lot of pressure to learn, and girls are more sensitive. Some children are also concerned that their parents may be depressed.

Adolescents think for themselves.

7: Is the tutor right for the child? Have they helped?

If that doesn't work, let your child choose.

8: Do you get along with your classmates?

Do they have friends they can talk to? This is very important for children.

9: Medication and counseling can be used together.

10: Let your child take the lead and do something she enjoys. (You can create a study plan together.) She can also share her ideas and requests.

A family with respect, equality, and freedom is good for children.

These are just assumptions. We need to find out why children are depressed.

Some are caused by things that build up inside us, while others are caused by our environment.

Depression has many causes. It can result from biology, psychology, or the social environment. Some people cannot overcome difficulties.

If we are more patient, we can help our children with a professional counselor.

The child is tired, uninterested in school, lacks sleep, anxious, sensitive, and doesn't exercise.

Depressed family members can help themselves by learning together.

1: Parents should calm down and regulate their emotions.

Read "Why Families Become Sick." We are new parents and have our own shortcomings.

We can change our children's emotions by learning.

Actions speak louder than words.

2: Learning about depression can help you support your child better.

Sometimes, family members can make unreasonable demands, which can be a second or third blow to someone suffering from depression.

This doesn't help her recovery.

3: Parents can also feel tired, nervous, and anxious when they are with their children.

Take time for yourself to relax and unwind. Do things that take your mind off things.

If parents pay too much attention to their children, it can put pressure on them. Parents can either get busy with their own things or do their own hobbies.

You can dance, sing, paint, read, or talk to yourself. You can also get help from a teacher, counselor, or family therapist.

Well done!

Hello, Your words show me you're a person I can relate to.

You're a girl in her third year of high school. After a test, she was diagnosed with anxiety-what-should-i-do-23182.html" target="_blank">mild depression. The doctor prescribed medication, which she took for a week. It didn't help. She has no motivation, doesn't want to study, is sleep-deprived, anxious, and sensitive. She holds her phone every day, hardly exercises, and doesn't know what to do or how to communicate.

You've done a great job of sharing your current state. It's not easy to be this aware. I want to hug you! You've worked hard!

Let's talk about it based on your description.

You said you were diagnosed with mild depression and took medication for a week. What did you do to cope with it?

This can help you understand how you cope with depression. If you can identify your coping behaviours, you can use them to adjust your depression.

You said, "I can't muster any energy, I don't want to study, I don't get enough sleep, I'm anxious and sensitive, I spend all day with my phone, I hardly exercise, I don't know what to do, I don't know how to communicate."

a. When did this "complex state" begin?

b. How did you deal with these states before you came to the platform for help?

c. What can help you get through these states?

d. What will you be like after you adjust?

These are ways of thinking and integrating in this state.

Adjusting your body and mind is more important than learning. But in school, students often don't have time to adjust.

Now is a good time to think about things we want to do but don't have time for because of studying. As we do these things, we can slowly adjust our physical and mental states. We can use the phone to connect with others during this time. Your social circle can support you.

Waking up and getting out of bed every morning can be considered exercise. The word "exercise" focuses on the word "move." The "hardly any exercise" you mentioned is just a matter of frequency. Just follow your own rhythm.

You also mentioned communication. Just communicate as comfortably as you can.

I've shared everything I can here. I hope it helps.

Take care of yourself.