As your teen approaches puberty, they may join the many thousands who are affected by acne. Ranging from mild cases with occasional breakouts on an otherwise clear face to severe eruptions that consistently cover the dermis and other parts of the body, acne is common in teens.

The back, chest and other areas of the body are also susceptible to acne. Acne can not only can result in physical scarring, it can emotionally scar a teenager as well. Puberty brings hormonal changes and fragile emotions, and acne can wreak havoc with a teenager’s self-esteem. Teasing and name-calling can hurt as deeply as a physical wound, embarrassing and humiliating a teen leaving long-lasting effects.

For mild cases of acne, regular cleansing with antibacterial cleansers, using a balancing facial toner and oil-free moisturizers can help impede eruptions. There are hundreds of products available over the counter for treating mild acne issues. For the occasional outbreaks associated with mild acne, following daily skin care regimens can shorten the outbreak and help prevent future eruptions. Parents should remind their teenagers that a healthy diet and daily skin care will not only help win their battle with acne, but also be a part of a healthy lifestyle that will shape their body into maturity.

Parents of a teenager suffering from severe acne would be well advised to seek the professional advice of a dermatologist. Persistent acne, with blemishes, zits and pustules covering most of the dermis, can cause permanent scarring. These doctors specialize in problems with the dermis, with human skin. They have arsenals of prescription medications and cutting edge medical treatments that can reduce the number of eruptions and help prevent permanent scarring.  Often they will find other factors or underlying conditions, such as eczema, that are also contributing to the acne problem. If your teen has not had any visible improvement using over the counter acne preparations, then it is appropriate to make an appointment with a dermatologist.

It is important that your teenager is reassured that their value has not changed because of their acne. As parents, you need to boost their confidence and let them know that you love and accept them, whether their acne is mild or severe. Buy the products they need, and help them establish a daily skin care routine. Provide healthy, nutritious meals for the whole family, and if necessary, make an appointment with a dermatologist.

The importance of a parent’s role in the teenage years cannot be overemphasized. Helping them fight their acne problem will strengthen your bond, and help them get through this period unscathed.

Everything I read is about how to be more beautiful. There’s weight loss, sexual attraction, who’s cheating on who, who broke up, young Hollywood stars, rock stars and ultimate fashions to wear.

How does any of this help my self esteem? How do we get past the egomania and to become a world of peace?

I am in mortal disbelief that any of this can, or will ever save us. If we keep concentrating on just our looks and me, me me, then our world will NEVER change. Seems to me the more we feed these negative thoughts pattern, the more we bring down our own demise.

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Young girls who are more worried about their looks than their futures. 10 year olds wanting to look like they are 19. Worried about becoming FAT. Hating themselves because they can’t get into a size 2 pair of jeans. If I were that small I would be concerned about my own health and just how un-natural that goal is. Are you kidding me? How can we allow this to continue?

Our Sons want to have the ultimate six-pack and be strong and lean. They will even take steroids to achieve this. The Billboard models all have a six-packs and so should our sons.

“Hey man, whatever it takes I’m gonna do it and become famous. I play a mean guitar and if I do enough drugs, I could get so high and reach a new level in guitar playing.” . . . uh-huh.

The most unkind and hateful remarks are being made from teenagers, to teenagers. Teenagers are posting these untrue and completely degrading remarks on the internet, which causes depression and the ultimate act of suicide.

Our society ( You, Me and Greedy Media) are killing our children. Don’t turn your head now, open your eyes! Oh, you don’t want to hear it? Stand up and face it. We are a society of disposable children. What is the trend today will not be tomorrow. Like a shiny trinket to give to a baby, we have something new to kill our kids with.

Look at all the throw away young stars in Hollywood. They do the drugs and parties we want to watch them and even wish we could be them. As soon as these starlets do something really stupid, we ignore and talk about them like garbage.

Hey!

You, me and the shallow world we live in created this monster! Go ahead and turn your back now. You read the magazines glamorizing this utter nonsense. When your done reading the magazines your sons and daughters pick up that trash and read too.

Our young stars don’t understand why all of a sudden you do not like them anymore. Oh, that’s right we have a new fad to look at, write about, glamorize and destroy. Is it any wonder these young people have such compulsive drug and alcohol habits, they are used like a floor rag, then thrown away.

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So what can we do about this? Stop endorsing it, that’s what!

Your sons and daughters need you to show them the world that doesn’t involve a fashion tip, or hairstyle. Teach them about their hearts and what is a truly beautiful thing to do in this world.

Teach your children, how their own inner beauty is a far more expensive, unique, one of a kind, rare and precious, irreplaceable gem, of which it ultimately is.

Are your kids aware that there are other children suffering in this country today? Have you asked them lately? Do they even know about the poverty that is spreading around the USA? Does anyone care anymore? What happened to our Humanity? Our care and compassion?

Oh, that’s right…its no longer fashionable.

How sad…how unbelievably selfish we have become. If you can do nothing else in this world to help, then I say this, help your children. They are humanities next generation of leaders. If our children are this shallow now, where are they going to be in 20 years? I hate to think about that one. Me, me, Me?

Please wake up, I love your children enough to be so blatant with you. I love this world we live in to give you another wake up call, to your child’s future. Love yourself and them the right way. Turn off the TV, put down the magazine, turn down the stereo and connect like never before.

Love and Blessings

Victoria
Victoria Kelley is a long time personal life coach and spiritual teacher of new age philosophies. Victoria is deeply concerned with the plight of children all over the world. Her video coaching series, explores many dimensions of life and providing invaluable answers, to life’s great mysteries. Read More. . .