Just wondered how other parents coped with a depressed teen. My focus has always been helping DS ie counselling, assessment for SEN and giving total support and long chats etc at the expense of my other DC and certainly at the expense of any life of my own but I am gradually realizing that whatever we do it may not improve in the next 3 years until after GCSEs and realistically not even then. How do you prevent it impacting on your own sanity and the rest of the family and stop the negativity impacting everything. I have always posted seeking help for DS but now reached the point where I need to know how to help us to live happily with DS even if we cant fully help him.
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helpforteensparents · 02/07/2018 21:49
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