Explantaion for Teens

Explaining a disease to a child is hard, but explaing to a teenager can be tougher. As a teenager, life becomes more stressful and obsticales seem to enter our lives each and everyday. Whether it's relationship problems with a spouse or with a family member, teenagers usually have drama in their lives. When explaining the disease to a teenager, patience is a complete necessity. Taking it slow and explaining the details is also very important. Teens tend to lose focus, when the topic is not interesting or if they have to hear something they don't want to hear. Making sure that the person you are talking to is comfortable and able to handle the amount of news can be difficult, which is why patience is needed. The explanation can be long and tedious, but it has to be done. As long as the child is talking to an adult or someone who makes them feel comfortable, the conversation may go better than expected.

 

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

-Abraham Lincoln