A child's perspective:

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“Happiness is knowing your parents love you.”

“We need feelings doctors to talk to us.”

“Tell parents to spend more time talking with their kids rather then fighting with one another.”

“When a teen says they don't need help, they usually do.”

“Help kids to feel as if they can take their actions into their own hands.”

“I feel that many parents today don't take the time with their kids. They should.”

“Tell our parents to tell us they love and care about us.”

“Listen and tell us we are safe.”

“Discipline with love.”

“Make us feel like we can talk to our parents at all times.”

“Take out time to discuss issues that go on in the world, even if you don't approve of them.”

“No one ever taught me how to deal with stress until I ended up in a hospital because of my awful temper. I wish someone would have talked to me a long time ago about how anger can be a sign of stress. We need to be taught how to cope in healthy ways before bad stuff happens because its tough growing up as a kid today.”

“Parents need to lead by example.”

“Ask kids if they have ever been abused. Nobody asked me until I tried to commit suicide.”

“I think filling out this survey helps a lot.”

“Show us there is a better way than drugs and sex.”