Where teens turn for help

Although this survey was taken several years ago, I doubt it has changed much. The survey, published in a teen magazine, revealed that only 4.1% of the teenage girls in America feel they could to go their father to talk about a serious problem.

More recently, USA Today published the eye-opening results of a study of teens under stress. When asked where they turn to for help in a crisis, the most popular choice was music, the second choice was peers, and the third was TV. Amazingly, moms were 31st on the list, and dads were 48th.

What does this mean? It means that moms and dads need to make sure they are close with their children, talking to them from a young age and encouraging them to be open with their problems. Children are a “heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward” (Psalm 127:3). Make sure you treat them that way, and maybe they will trust and love you enough to consult you with their problems.

Kyle Campbell