There is a need to establish constructive educational programmes and systems to help parents, in particular. comprehend mental health and mental disorders.
The most catastrophic thing that can happen in our country right now is for society to regard mental health challenges as a passing phase which needs no attention when, in fact, it should be a conversation for the present and future. According to Statistics South Africa, a report on profiling health challenges faced by adolescents in SA revealed about 20% of teenagers have detected or untreated mental health disorders.
Among the most influential people in our lives, who serve as major contributors to navigating and shaping our understanding of the world, are parents. However, parents struggle to understand the ideology of mental health. It goes back to their upbringing, when they most probably also struggled with mental and emotional difficulties, but there was no one to define them as such, or assist in tackling them.Parents need to be encouraged to educate themselves on different mental health issues in order to take care of themselves and, ultimately, be able to care for the people they are responsible for.
The lack of understanding between my mother and I was reflected in the disagreements we would have. Eventually, we talked things through. I explained to her the struggles I encountered mentally and emotionally which required her to be a bit more lenient to me.
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