If you are a parent, it is up to you to keep your children positive. It is up to you to contribute to not only their physical well being, but also their emotional well being. In the teen years, it is nothing short of impossible to keep your daughter or son positive. But, you need to make that effort. The best way to do so is to encourage communication, openness, and most importantly, let them know that you will never fault them.

By encouraging your teen to be a positive, open minded person, you will be encouraging them to work through their problems, solve them peacefully, and to enjoy their lives. Depression is one of the most serious of illnesses that teens can have to deal with on a daily basis. If you feel that your teen may be experiencing depression, you must take the right steps to get them through it. This may mean talking to them, taking them to their doctor, or even getting them the right therapy.

By encouraging your teen to be full of positive energy, full of life, and enjoying, not worrying, about their daily routine, you will be helping to pave the way for good thoughts and experiences. As a parent, you can foster good, positive energy by showing this yourself. By being a good person, enjoying your life, and ultimately presenting positiveness to your children, you will teach them that this is how they should live as well. Should depression set in, they will be more equipped to deal with it. If you're looking for more information, the internet is full of good websites full of the information you need. One website is www.avoiddepression.com. Although it is not a medical website, it can help provide you with information you need when dealing with depression.

S A Baker is staff writer at Depression.