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...to gangs and drugs,” says Fernanda Armenta Schmitt, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles. Meaning to look for signs because that usually means the child wants help. Looking for sings is very important for a parent because they can prevent anything from happening to their child. Like Maria Gutierrez a mother that seek for resources with her husband about their daughter Luisa. They began to have problems with their daughter ever since they move out of Mexico and move to L.A. she only would wan to drink water and made excuses about eating any type of food. Immediately she was taken to her pediatrician and was dismissed as a phase. Her behavior change even more as much as brushing her teeth 30 times a day became super emotional and even sometimes she would clean her room at 11 p.m. She was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. This are the kind of signs that a child can give that lets a parent be aware that their child needs some sort of professional help. I found this article to be very interesting. Many times I have had family members and even friends that have shown some sort of changes or outburst on certain things and now I can reflect and see why the sudden changes. I do believe that whatever a child goes threw is how they will behave upon or rebel on. On the three brothers their changes were explainable. When parents have differences they forget about how their actions will eventually affect their children. All decisions that parents make affects a child’s behavior. On the case of the three brothers their change is more than normal because they feel that whatever is happening they unconsciously blame themselves. The younger boy probably doesn’t feel it as much but the other two do feel the absence of a father figure. They have questions and since they are too young to actually know what is going on the only way to rebel, or to just behave in a way that they need help and by acting rebellious , feeling sad and just doing things to receive more attention. I think its an excellent way to help children that go threw broken homes or even problems communicating with their parents to assist a family therapy. It’s also a great way for parents to be aware of signs and how to raise their kids in the most positive way. On Luisa’s situation I have came across with people in her situation. It probably hit me but...