Why do you think parents miss the warning signs of mental illness in their kids?

Poll - Total Votes: 15

Busy with their own problems

They hope their kid will just grow out of it

It's hard to tell

It's easy to miss

Everyone is on the spectrum of mental illness

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Loss of interest in usual fun activities

Withdrawal from social or usual pleasurable activities

Difficulties with concentration
Running away from home or talking about running away from home

Talking about death or dying, giving away (or talking about giving away) favorite possessions, writing goodbye letters

Sleep increase (or decrease)

Appetite/weight changes (more likely an increase, in depressed teens)

Occasionally, new or recent onset agitation or aggression

Comments indicating hopelessness or low self-worth

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

Two loner teens have gone on a killing spree in canada, the father of one of them said his son had been withdrawn in the weeks leading up. Often for a parent, the question is when is my moody emotional kid behaving out of the norm?

Lostpoet · M

@Longpatrol I feel really bad for those parents I read the memoir about the mom from the Columbine shooting. She comes off as a really caring parent.