My Advice for Parents With a Child in Depression

Roland Kim, Ph.D.

About This Book

A practical guide organized around the difficult questions parents often ask when a child is depressed. Rather than treating the child’s behavior as an isolated problem, it helps parents look more closely at hopelessness, worthlessness, loneliness, self-blame, feeling like a burden, feeling misunderstood, people-pleasing, stigma, and the parent-child relationship.

What You’ll Explore

Why depression can feel hopeless and isolating; why a young person may feel worthless, burdensome, misunderstood, or socially disconnected; how parenting approaches may miss the child’s emotional experience; and what constructive actions parents can begin taking.

Who This Book Is For

For parents and caregivers trying to understand a depressed or emotionally distressed child and seeking a more empathic framework for responding to the child’s inner experience.