Re: Personal Hygiene>>>melinda

[Guest guest]

Isn't it pretty normal for many teens (usually those who are what used to be

called the alternative group) to have numerous body parts pierced and to

rarely bathe. In my younger days, Hippies used to do the same thing and they

were

never considered disturbed, just part of growing up. So, is lousy personal

hygiene during the teen years really such a BIG deal?

[Guest guest]

Deb,

I would tend to agree with you. I guess the question is what kinds of things

was she doing for her to have to see the person who diagnosed her. In my

case, my daughter was " normal " until 18 when she started acting out. She had

been a straight A student and a perfect child from the day she was born. Never

in trouble, impeccable manners, was Miss RI teen when she was 17. Got into an

excellent college and then started rebelling against me or just acting crazy.

And it has continued to greater and lesser degrees until the present and she

is 31 now. I have friends whose kids were alternative and they have all grown

up with no problems and are happily married with good jobs and children of

their own and are now " main stream " America. My daughter, by all who accounts

was the most likely to succeed and she is the one with the biggest problems.

[Guest guest]

That's the question I have about all of this. Isn't a lot of this stuff fairly

common for some teenagers? Other than the cutting/suicidal threats - many of

the things listed are things that lots of teenagers do, particularly the

" alternative " group. Kids who were considered " burnouts " when I was in high

school ( a looooong time ago) did these things and most have grown up to be

healthy, productive, normal adults. That's why I'm struggling so much with this

diagnosis for my 14 year old daughter. How much of this is just stuff that

she'll grow out of - with appropriate guidance and counseling and parenting?

Deb

Re: Personal Hygiene>>>melinda

Isn't it pretty normal for many teens (usually those who are what used to be

called the alternative group) to have numerous body parts pierced and to

rarely bathe. In my younger days, Hippies used to do the same thing and they

were

never considered disturbed, just part of growing up. So, is lousy personal

hygiene during the teen years really such a BIG deal?

[Guest guest]

The piercings may be normal, but fabulously poor hygiene is often a warning sign

of depression.

Meredith

[Guest guest]

im so glad to see others agree with me amen too you melinda

bobbie