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<blockquote data-quote="Nandina" data-source="post: 762235" data-attributes="member: 23742"><p>I think we are going to see (or it’s probably already started) a whole new wave of conduct disorders, brought on especially by the pandemic, but also due to the war in Ukraine, major divisions in our country and all the other stressors our kids are having to deal with today.</p><p></p><p>Not having the maturity or experience to deal with these once in a lifetime issues that are hitting them all at once, they will act out, as kids do, rebel, perhaps self-medicate. Who could blame them for wanting to escape? Theirs is such a different world than the one most of us were raised in.</p><p></p><p>I recently watched an episode of a news show and teenagers were describing what they have lost due to the pandemic in terms of what they would normally get at school. My kids are grown, so it’s been awhile since I viewed something from a teen’s perspective, but it really opened my eyes to their pain. Of course they mentioned the education they lost, but the social losses were even more important to them, as is also the opinion of many educators.</p><p></p><p>One girl said she had actually lost friends because there just was no way to stay in touch with them. And most of the girls stated they were still depressed or anxious even though school is back in-person. Our nation’s children in some ways have been traumatized. There will be a lot of acting out.</p><p></p><p>And suddenly, I remember being the parent of a teen and feeling even more empathy for those parents who had to battle with their children to do the online learning when it was required. One girl said she was formerly a straight A student and when school went online, she lost the drive to do anything and failed all her classes. </p><p></p><p>Some of these issues might seem small to those of us who deal with pretty heavy mental illness and drug abuse in our kids, but what‘s similar is the way the child could possibly act out, and that behavior could lead to all kinds of unfortunate consequences, for which many of us find ourselves here.</p><p></p><p>You are so right, Deni, how our mental health system is severely lacking and there is such a need for good mental health services now more than ever. I think in the coming years as the children of the pandemic age, we are going to see just how inadequate our mental health system was.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nandina, post: 762235, member: 23742"] I think we are going to see (or it’s probably already started) a whole new wave of conduct disorders, brought on especially by the pandemic, but also due to the war in Ukraine, major divisions in our country and all the other stressors our kids are having to deal with today. Not having the maturity or experience to deal with these once in a lifetime issues that are hitting them all at once, they will act out, as kids do, rebel, perhaps self-medicate. Who could blame them for wanting to escape? Theirs is such a different world than the one most of us were raised in. I recently watched an episode of a news show and teenagers were describing what they have lost due to the pandemic in terms of what they would normally get at school. My kids are grown, so it’s been awhile since I viewed something from a teen’s perspective, but it really opened my eyes to their pain. Of course they mentioned the education they lost, but the social losses were even more important to them, as is also the opinion of many educators. One girl said she had actually lost friends because there just was no way to stay in touch with them. And most of the girls stated they were still depressed or anxious even though school is back in-person. Our nation’s children in some ways have been traumatized. There will be a lot of acting out. And suddenly, I remember being the parent of a teen and feeling even more empathy for those parents who had to battle with their children to do the online learning when it was required. One girl said she was formerly a straight A student and when school went online, she lost the drive to do anything and failed all her classes. Some of these issues might seem small to those of us who deal with pretty heavy mental illness and drug abuse in our kids, but what‘s similar is the way the child could possibly act out, and that behavior could lead to all kinds of unfortunate consequences, for which many of us find ourselves here. You are so right, Deni, how our mental health system is severely lacking and there is such a need for good mental health services now more than ever. I think in the coming years as the children of the pandemic age, we are going to see just how inadequate our mental health system was. [/QUOTE]
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