Addressing Behavior Issues
at School for Teens

Every concerned parent wants a good education for their child. This is understandable, considering that most parents want what is best for their children’s future. This goal can be impacted if your child is struggling with behavioral concerns at school. Helping your child navigate through this can be difficult, a skilled child therapist can help. 

It is common knowledge that adolescence can be a stage when a child’s life can be stressful due to a variety of biological, social, and academic pressures. If your teen is having a tough time they may respond by acting out through defiance, violating rules, skipping class, hostility, being disrespectful, etc. If this sounds familiar, you aren’t alone. 

What is Behind Behavioral Problems? 

If your child is experiencing behavioral problems at school and/or home it’s likely you are feeling confused and overwhelmed. This can be particularly true if your usual parenting approaches are no longer working as they had in the past. While acting out is not something to tolerate, there may be more behind the behaviors. 

Teens often act out when they do not know how to express how they are feeling effectively. This can be challenging even for adults to do sometimes! If your teen is feeling sad, lonely, hopeless, worthless, anxious, irritable etc. they may act out in response. 

Negative behaviors may mean more than misbehavior and are worth looking into if effective discipline is no longer working. You don’t have to tolerate unhealthy behaviors, however, you can approach them in a more proactive way. 

What You Can Do?

If your child’s behavior has become unmanageable you don’t have to face things alone. You deserve support during this difficult time too. A skilled therapist can assess what is going on for your teen and provide you with effective treatment options. Your child’s counselor can also work with you to help you find additional ways to support your teen and provide interventions. 

Carolina Counseling Services – Sanford, NC contracts with effective, licensed therapists and counselors that can provide your teen with the treatment you both deserve. Call today to schedule your first appointment. Online counseling sessions are available!

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