| Useful Links & Things | | | | right here. Keep in mind that runaways |
| Need information? Don't know who to ask | | | | often travel short distances and come |
| or where to turn? Here are some useful | | | | back after a few days. Nonetheless, take |
| links and information sources that will | | | | action immediately. |
| respect YOU and your privacy. | | | | Think clearly and logically about where |
| Coping With Teens | | | | your child might be. Try to figure out |
| Most of us were never taught to be | | | | why he is missing or running away at |
| parents. So we can't help but disappoint | | | | this particular time. Follow only those |
| ourselves sometimes. How often have you | | | | suggestions that are useful and in order |
| heard yourself using the very words you | | | | of their importance. Keep a notebook |
| hated hearing from your own parents? | | | | recording all the steps you've taken and |
| When our kids become teenagers, it gets | | | | dates. |
| even harder. They seem to reject | | | | Useful links: |
| everything we've taught them. As far as | | | | Contact the police |
| they're concerned, we know nothing. Our | | | | Contact your child's network |
| values and beliefs are constantly | | | | Search your neighborhood |
| challenged. Every word we utter is seen | | | | Who to call for help |
| as interference. Emotions run high. | | | | Publicize |
| But we're more important to our teens | | | | Prepare for a call from your child |
| than ever. As they try out the values of | | | | How to cope when your child returns home |
| their peers, who are more influential | | | | If you need to talk |
| than ever, we counter the pull of drugs, | | | | Suicide |
| alcohol and early sex. These entangle | | | | Most young people end up killing |
| children every day and can ruin their | | | | themselves because they simply don't |
| lives. | | | | know where else to turn. They are in |
| Here are some links that might help: | | | | some kind of pain that seems unbearable |
| The turbulent teens | | | | and they want the pain to stop. They end |
| Getting along with your teen | | | | up stopping their entire lives just |
| Dealing with anger | | | | because they didn't know what else to |
| Ignoring problems won't make them go | | | | do. |
| away | | | | Here are some links that might help: |
| What to do if your teen runs away | | | | Why do people kill themselves? |
| If you need to talk | | | | Suicide warning signs |
| Missing Child | | | | What do you know about suicide? |
| We've compiled a lot of helpful | | | | Need to talk? |
| suggestions for finding a missing child | | | | |