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Dr. Thomas V. Thomas
We are our with TV, Internet, phone and such
children’s keepers other social medias.
Mental illness
“On the street I saw a girl community/social situations. Bullying
cold and shivering in is repeated aggressive behaviour that Schools, society in general,
a thin dress, with little can be physical, verbal, or relational. churches and other religious organ-
hope of a decent meal. I become an- Boys frequently bully using physical izations often ignore a major prob-
gry and said to God: ‘Why did you threats and actions, while girls are lem creating havoc in many children’s
permit this: Why don’t you do some- more likely to engage in verbal or rela- lives. Research shows that about 45%
thing about it? ‘For a while God said tionship bullying. Children are made children/adults may have mental
nothing. That night He replied quite to feel hurt, angry, afraid, helpless, health issues. Anxiety, Asperger’s syn-
suddenly: ‘I certainly did something hopeless, isolated, ashamed, and even drome[similar to autism-high func-
about it. ”I MADE YOU”. guilty that the bullying is somehow tioning autism],Attention-Deficit/
your fault. You may even feel suicid- Hyperactivity Disorder[AD/HD].Bi-
Teenage Challenges al. They are more likely to miss, skip, polar disorder, Conduct disorder[Bul-
Our children face many chal- or drop out of school to avoid being lying, school problems, fights stealing
bullied. If a bully is harassing, threat- etc.],Depression, Eating disorder, fa-
lenges including Bullying, occasional/ ening, or humiliating you or some- tal Alcohol spectrum[FASD][brain
regular drug use,Pornography, Tex- one you love by using computers, cell damage and physical defects caused
ting and driving, lack of priorities phones, or social networking sites, by woman drinking alcohol during
in life,Cell phone abuse and mental you must seek help. pregnancy. Obsessive-compulsive dis-
illnesses. We live in a world where order[OCD], Oppositional Deviant
Godly/spiritual values are ignored. Education is a major challenge Disorders[ODD],Pervasive Develop-
many are facing. On one side school, mental Disorders[PPD], Post-Trau-
Because of limitations, we just family, social problems affect studies. matic Stress disorder[PTSD][children
understand little about bullying. Many Adding to this is children’s occupation who are involved/witnessed traumatic
children face bullying in school and in incidents can have intense fear, help-
lessness etc.],Reactive attachment dis-
order[RAD][Destructive to self and
others, absence of guilt or remorse,
Schizophrenia[confused thinking
etc.], Tourette’s disorder[easily frus-
trated, vocal outbursts etc.] are some
of these illness. Prayer, counseling,
medication, various forms of treat-
ments are required to deal with these
problems.
Family Survival Guide
Values — Teaching Them in To-
day’s World.
IPC
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ABU DHABI
