Teens Tell Parents How To Approach Mental Health Issues | TODAY

Three teenagers opened up to TODAY’s Carson Daly about their mental health, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The teens offered some advice for parents about how they can best support their kids during these difficult times.

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[totallynollie]

This is so great. Finally listening to young people about what they're going through and what they want!

[roseanneazarian]

This is outstanding. Please consider doing these open forum session with Teens on a regular basis. The teens are great and your interview was both open and accepting and uplifting.

[Niqua]

I'm trying to do this. The school isn't a big help. So, I'm like my job is doing what I can and my job is not going to get in away of my child. It's new for me. She's only 10 and going though the changes. Thank you for this video. It helps a lot as a parent.

[Matthew_Subscribe]

Yo this kinda made me cry its nice to see teens can actually tlsk about it

[drakuswiggins]

I loved this! Well said by all of you. This was so great! I'm walking away with a great level of confidence to help my daughter now.

[Zen_Viniti]

The girl on the bottom left really hits the nail on head. From a teens point of and a parent. ❤

[sharmasibal]

Such an informative video. Thanks for posting.

[karenclow]

Nicely said by all! Thanks, Carson!( frm a therapist on Cape Cod)

[JIGANIGA]

It's a shame that my disgusting mother 🇵🇷 ruined it for me and everybody. My therapist even told me wtf is wrong with her. It's sad that I can NEVER introduce my children to the grandmother. Sad, very sad...💯💯👍

[kayleegoff]

I have been doing mental health services thu the university that I go and emailed the mental health person with a list of reasons of why I want to live on campus and the person says I have been working hard to gain independence and said she agrees with me and wrote down what will work for me. The one thing that I know that has been working for me is mental health service at the university that I go to. At first I was not sure about me getting mental health service and my doctor even recommended me to get mental health service for my anxiety and asked me dose the university that I go to have mental health service I said yes and my doctor referred me to the mental health person at the university that I go to.

[lilac]

Children should be protected from narcissistic parents or guardians

[ericaanderson]

Really??? how about a single parent that’s struggling