• PARENT CHECKLIST

    Do You See Your Child Showing Any of These Behaviors?

    Personality

    1.     Does he/she seem very giddy or very depressed?

    2.     Are you observing noticeable mood swings?

    3.     Is your child very irritable or hostile without reason?

    4.     Does he/she appear to have no motivation to do things?

    5.     Does your child spend a lot more time alone in his/her room?

    6.     Does he/she have an extremely negative or apathetic attitude?

     

    Friends

    7.     Has your child stopped spending time with old friends?

    8.     Does your child receive many short phone calls?

    9.     Have you checked on your child, only to find that he/she is not where you were told he/she would be?

    10.  Is he/she hanging around with kids you don’t know?

    11.  Is your child reluctant to introduce you to new friends?

    12.  When your child’s friends come over, do they immediately go to your child’s room, avoiding other family members?

     

    School

    13.  Is your child having more problems in school?

    14. Are grades dropping?

    15. Has your child stopped participating in extracurricular activities?

    16. Have you caught your child forging notes for absences?

    17. Is there an increase in absences?

    18. Are you having problems getting him/her to school?

     

    Legalities

    19.  Has your child begun to experience legal problems?

    20.  Has he/she been caught breaking into neighbor’s homes?

    21.  Have you begun to miss money from your wallet?

    22.  Are you missing items from around the house such as cameras, stereos, watches, jewelry, TVs?

    23.  Have you learned that your child has experimented with drugs or alcohol?

     

    Appearance

    24.  Have you observed a change in your child’s appearance?

    25.  Have you noticed red eyes or dilated pupils?

    26.  Does your child seem unusually hyperactive or sluggish?

    27.  Has his/her look become sloppy?

    28.  Does he/she usually look pale? Are there dark circles under his/her   eyes?

    29.  Have you noticed the smell of alcohol or marijuana?

    30.  Does he/ she have unexplained physical injuries

     

    Family Relationships

    31.  Is your child pulling away from family, refusing to participate in normal family functions?

    32.  Has your child stopped talking to you about his/her feelings and activities?

    33.  Is your child beginning to defy authority at home?

    34.  Do you catch your child lying to family members?

    35.  If you try to talk with your child about his/her friends, activities, drugs, or alcohol, does your child become very defensive or evasive?

     

    Are You Concerned About Your Child's Reaction To:

    36.  Recent death of a loved one

    37.  Divorce of parents

    38.  Family relocation

    39.  A relationship problem

    40.  Other traumatic event