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RE: How Responsible Is The Media For Depression, Self- Harm And Suicide Amongst Teens And Young Adults ? ~ An EcoTrain Question Of The Week
fantastic post and i love how you linked it to teens! this is such an important topic!! one obviously very urgent in your life. teenagers are so impressionable and you hit it on the head here:
Recognize that we don't need to be like everyone else and do not need to have everything we do validated in order to fulfill happiness. Showing them that happiness can be found in simpler activities, things that don't require money and that we hold the key to a happy existence within ourselves.
these positive influences, understand truer happiness from within and away from the cult of celebrity... is so important. props to you and props to all the moms and parents facing these issues! <3
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. My situation with my daughter has certainly been influenced by the media hype and social media, although there is a huge underlying reason for her feeling the way she does. It was originally really difficult to write this because I want to respect her privacy, which was why I didn't go into personal details in the article. We are working on meditation, positive mental attitudes and mindset.
Thank you for your kind words. It's heartbreaking and makes you feel kinda helpless at times, but the best any parent can do is support, listen and empathize.