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Smiling one moment, scowling the next
Your troubled teen may be smiling one moment and scowling the next, but this doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve got a Manic-Depressive teenager struggling with bi-polar disorder on your hands. You may have got a moody teen. If your teenager’s mood swings seem to go from end to end like a pendulum, you must be equipped with a lot of patience and understanding to get through with his/her changes in temperament without having to blow off steam. This is much more challenging than simply said. The Highs and Lows of a Moody Teen
What parents often don’t catch when they are just beginning to deal with their moody teens, is why their child’s behavior can be so glaringly bothersome. Both the highs and lows of a moody teen are each highlighted and given focus because of the contrast between the two.
Your child’s ‘highs’ may appear even higher, while his ‘lows’ even lower because they may occur side by side, following one another. Sometimes these changes in behavior can appear even more alarming than steady negativity or depression. Utter confusion can also be a result of extreme mood changes. Understanding changes in temperament
When your child’s depressed you know that something’s wrong and you may clearly envision a solution to the way he/she has been acting. But if you’ve got a moody teen on your hands, sometimes parents really admit to not knowing what exactly the matter at hand is.
A parent with a moody teen used to find her child laughing with her about a joke one moment and then suddenly, with just one remark made about her teenager, the girl’s eyes would fire up and she’d turn her back. If this sounds familiar, don’t be ashamed. Actually, even your moody teen may not understand what exactly his/her swings in temperament are all about. Exercises and Strategies for Moody Teens
Here’s where help from different parenting strategies can come through. There are a number of exercises that can be used for troubled teens with mood problems. You may introduce an exercise such as journal-keeping to your teenager if you think it may be an appealing strategy to use with your individual child.
Before you try any exercise with your troubled teen, be sure to understand and keep in mind that there is a chance that they may not warm up to it at all. This is part of the process, and you must be ready to counter a negative response with a positive reaction in order to keep on your feet and continue to hold the reigns.
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