| Many struggles that troubled teens face have always | | | | single-parent home. The teen will need to cope with |
| existed and continue to pressure teens today. But, ten | | | | the situation at hand thus finding themselves with a |
| years ago things were a little different than they are | | | | mood or behavioral disorder. With these disorders |
| now. With these three main causes of at-risk behavior | | | | come being addicted to drugs and alcohol, |
| in teens you'll learn the statistics, backed by | | | | self-mutilation, depression, anxiety, or anger and |
| references, for some of the largest contributors to | | | | aggression. |
| troubled teen behavior. | | | | 2. No Supervision In the Home |
| Most of what you'll read below is found in an amazing | | | | Child care and having a parent always around is |
| book call "Helping Your Troubled Teen" by Cynthia S. | | | | essential for a teenager to develop and handle the |
| Kaplan, Ph. D. | | | | tough situations that life throws at them. They need |
| 1. One Cause is a Single-Parent Home | | | | guidance, they need their parent's leadership. |
| In 1980, the divorce rate in America reached 50 | | | | An excerpt from the book says that there has been a |
| percent. Death, divorce, or other circumstances, in | | | | large number of children coming home after school to |
| 2003, caused homes to have only one parent for one | | | | an empty home with no direct supervision. As you can |
| third of all children. There are some circumstances that | | | | imagine, many problems stemmed out of no adult |
| you cannot avoid. Also, many teens that were raised | | | | supervision, and let's remember that the home might |
| in single-parent homes went on to live great and | | | | only have one parent. With no supervision there isn't |
| mature lives. | | | | any accountability. |
| There is however a risk of for a teen facing a | | | | |