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A Drop in Grades:
This could be a slow decline in
the past year or a sudden decrease. |
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Switching Friends:
Are you seeing a different set
of friends around the house? More objections to his/her choice of
friends? Not meeting any friends? |
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Emotional Highs and
Lows: Easily upset, emotional
state changes rapidly, doesn't seem as happy as he/she used to be. |
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Defiance to Rules and
Regulations: Pushing limits, not
doing chores, defiance at home and/or school. |
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Becoming More Secretive:
Not sharing any or very little of their personal problems. |
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Loss of Initiative: Less
energy, sleeping more than usual. |
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Withdrawing from
Family Functions: Meals,
outings, church. |
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Change in Physical
Hygiene: Becoming more sloppy,
wearing the same clothes frequently, not bathing daily. |
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Not Informing You of
School Activities: Open houses,
times to meet teachers, progress reports, suspensions, and warnings. |
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Many Excuses for
Staying Out Late: Not coming
home on time, not coming home at all, constant excuses. |
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Isolating:
Spending a lot of time in his/her room. |
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Suspicion of Money
Missing: Missing from parents,
brothers, sisters. |
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Alcohol or
Prescription Drugs Missing:
Suspicion of alcohol or drug use. |
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Change in Sleep
Patterns: Up late at night and
sleeping half the day. |
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Excessive Weight
Loss: In a short period of time.
Change in appetite. |
