Source: # Children, teenagers and parents – mental health at home and school Child and teen mental health, ADHD, exam pressure, pregnancy and new parents – signs to watch and how families can help. ## Chapters on this topic ### Chapter 12: Child, Teen and Adult Mental Health The same mind in different seasons : Age changes the language of distress. Ageing is not a diagnosis. - [12.1 Mental health across the lifespan](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#mental-health-across-the-lifespan/) - [12.2 Child mental health (roughly up to age 12)](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#child-mental-health-roughly-up-to-age-12/) - [12.3 Adolescent mental health (roughly ages 13–19)](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#adolescent-mental-health-roughly-ages-1319/) - [12.4 Adult mental health (roughly ages 20–59)](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#adult-mental-health-roughly-ages-2059/) - [12.5 Older adult mental health (roughly age 60 and above)](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#older-adult-mental-health-roughly-age-60-and-above/) - [12.6 Gender and mental health](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#gender-and-mental-health/) - [12.7 Culture, faith and mental health across ages](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#culture-faith-and-mental-health-across-ages/) - [12.8 When to seek help at any age](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#when-to-seek-help-at-any-age/) - [12.9 Infancy: before birth to two years](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#infancy-before-birth-to-two-years/) - [12.10 Early childhood (2 to 6 years)](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#early-childhood-2-to-6-years/) - [12.11 Life transitions and resilience](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#life-transitions-and-resilience/) - [12.12 A simple story](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/12#a-simple-story-5/) ### Chapter 27: ADHD and Neurodiversity Not naughtiness; a different nervous system - [27.1 ADHD](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#adhd-1/) - [27.2 Autism spectrum](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#autism-spectrum/) - [27.3 Learning disorders](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#learning-disorders/) - [27.4 What sits beside them in childhood](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#what-sits-beside-them-in-childhood/) - [27.5 Adults](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#adults/) - [27.6 Neurodiversity as a word](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#neurodiversity-as-a-word/) - [27.7 Hidden autism: women, girls, and adults](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#hidden-autism-women-girls-and-adults/) - [27.8 How to communicate well with an autistic person](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#how-to-communicate-well-with-an-autistic-person/) - [27.9 Tic disorders and Tourette syndrome](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#tic-disorders-and-tourette-syndrome/) - [27.10 Supporting neurodivergent children at home and school](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#supporting-neurodivergent-children-at-home-and-school/) - [27.11 Neurodiversity at work](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#neurodiversity-at-work/) - [27.12 A short story](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#a-short-story-2/) - [Key points to remember](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/27#key-points-to-remember-2/) ### Chapter 30: Perinatal Mental Health Pregnancy, birth, and the mood that can follow - [30.1 What we already know](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#what-we-already-know-1/) - [30.2 Baby blues and depression — keep the difference](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#baby-blues-and-depression-keep-the-difference/) - [30.3 Medicines](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#medicines-4/) - [30.4 Who else is in the room](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#who-else-is-in-the-room/) - [30.5 A short story](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#a-short-story-5/) - [Key points to remember](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/30#key-points-to-remember-5/) ## Stories from real life (18) - [The Boy Who Could Not Sit Still](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-boy-who-could-not-sit-still-48/) – Aryan, nine, studies in a busy school in Ahmedabad. He cannot stay in his seat, forgets his homework, blurts out answers and loses his… - [Sofia and the Glow of the Screen](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/sofia-and-the-glow-of-the-screen-49/) – Sofia, fifteen, lives in Johannesburg. She was a cheerful girl, but since moving to a new school she spends hours online comparing herself to… - [Neha Stops Saying Yes](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/neha-stops-saying-yes-50/) – Neha, thirty-eight, is a project manager in Bengaluru and mother of two. Her day starts at five and ends at midnight: office calls, school… - [Mr Iyer Forgets the Way Home](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/mr-iyer-forgets-the-way-home-51/) – Mr Iyer, seventy-eight, a retired teacher in Chennai, took the same walk to the temple every morning for forty years. Last month he lost… - [Little Zara Learns to Wait](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/little-zara-learns-to-wait-52/) – Zara is three and lives in Nairobi with her mother Wanjiru, who returned to work a month ago. Zara used to be sunny, but… - [Ramesh, Age 68](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/ramesh-age-68-167/) – For decades, Ramesh’s life was built on two unshakeable pillars: his busy career and his devoted wife. But within a span of just two… - [The Boy Who Could Not Stay in the Chair](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-boy-who-could-not-stay-in-the-chair-109/) – Vihaan, eight, from Lucknow, was always on the move. He lost his pencil box weekly, blurted answers, and tapped his feet through lessons. His… - [Always Late, Always Sorry](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/always-late-always-sorry-110/) – Priya, thirty-four, a graphic designer in Bengaluru, was brilliant in meetings and a mess in her inbox. She missed deadlines, lost keys, and began… - [The Girl Who Copied Everyone](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-girl-who-copied-everyone-111/) – Meera, fourteen, from Hyderabad, was polite, top of the class and rarely any trouble. At school she copied how other girls laughed and talked.… - [Bright Boy, Cannot Read](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/bright-boy-cannot-read-112/) – Oliver, nine, lives in Bristol with his parents. He is quick in conversation, tells long jokes and is excellent with Lego. But in class… - [The Blink and the Sniff](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-blink-and-the-sniff-113/) – Daniel, eleven, in Dublin, began blinking hard and clearing his throat. Soon he was shrugging his shoulder and sniffing, and sometimes a small sound… - [Arun’S Two Reports](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/aruns-two-reports-179/) – Arun’s class teacher wrote “careless.” His football coach wrote “sees the whole field.” The paediatrician sat with both pages and a parent who was… - [The Tablet She Wanted to Throw Away](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-tablet-she-wanted-to-throw-away-124/) – Anjali was twenty-nine and thirty weeks pregnant when she told her husband, Rohit, that she had put her antidepressant tablets in the bin. She… - [Not Just Tired Tears](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/not-just-tired-tears-125/) – Zainab brought her daughter home from the hospital in Lahore on a Tuesday. By the fourth day she was crying over nothing: a cold… - [The Birth That Went Well on Paper](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-birth-that-went-well-on-paper-126/) – Priya's daughter was born by emergency caesarean after a night of frightening alarms. The baby was healthy, the doctors smiled, and relatives sent cheerful… - [A Quiet Room After the Scan](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/a-quiet-room-after-the-scan-127/) – Sunita was ten weeks pregnant when a routine scan in Pune showed no heartbeat. The doctor spoke kindly, but the words blurred. By evening… - [The Night Rosa Stopped Making Sense](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-night-rosa-stopped-making-sense-128/) – Rosa, thirty-one, had delivered her first baby in Lisbon five days earlier. On the first two nights she barely slept, which her husband, Miguel,… - [After The Discharge](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/after-the-discharge-182/) – The ward called the birth normal. At home the nights were not. She could not feel the baby as hers. Her mother said tiredness.… ## More topics - [What is mental health? A simple guide to the mind and who can help](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/mental-health-basics/) - [The brain, hormones and body chemistry behind your moods](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/brain-and-body/) - [Emotions, anger and mood swings – understanding your feelings](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/emotions/) - [Stress – causes, symptoms and how to reduce stress at work and in exams](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/stress/) - [Anxiety, panic attacks and fear – signs, causes and what helps](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/anxiety/) - [Depression and low mood – signs, causes and the way back](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/depression/) - [Trauma, grief and loss – healing at your own pace](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/trauma-grief/) - [Sleep problems, food and daily routine for a healthy mind](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/sleep-food-routine/) - [Counselling, therapy and psychiatric medicines explained](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/therapy-medicines/) - [Helping a loved one with mental illness – family and relationships](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/family-relationships/) - [Mental health crisis and suicide prevention – what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/safety-crisis/) - [The five senses, the five elements and the mind](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/senses-elements/) - [Bhagavad Gita, yoga and Indian wisdom for mental peace](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/spiritual-wisdom/) - [Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, drugs and gambling – signs and recovery](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/addiction/) - [Phone addiction, social media and screen time – digital well-being](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/digital-life/) - [Ageing well, memory loss and dementia – caring for elders](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/later-life/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/contact/) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/disclaimer/)