Raising toddlers is difficult – but it’s a whole different ballgame when it comes to teens.

With little children, the biggest problem you’ll face is a minor injury, and maybe the occasional food-related tantrum.

But when children become teenagers, they’re faced with the much more difficult-to-handle situations: heartbreak, betrayal, stress, and mental health issues.

As a parent, all you can do is be there for your son or daughter.

It’s difficult to accept that you can’t resolve the issue as quickly as giving them a cuddle and a kiss, then distracting them with something on the TV, like you could when they were young.

But acknowledging their pain and helping them to work through it, no matter how long it takes, is something that they’ll appreciate more than you could imagine.

One dad knows all about the pain of heartbreak after his devastated daughter broke up with her boyfriend.

By Kevin Chen

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Kevin Chen is a senior writer at Shareably. Kevin is based in San Francisco and can be reached at [email protected]