There has been a steady increase in the number of adults who are suffering from some sort of depression. The list also includes parents who are finding it real hard to function in life. Because there is a definite connection between the parental depression and childhood problems, the number of children who are finding it hard to keep up with the basic demands of the school have also risen a great deal. The depression of the parents somehow rubs on to the children.

Parents may blame their child as the main reason for their distress but a child is merely reacting to the depression of his parent. Many parents take the help of private schools and close relatives to stop their child from troublemaking. However, it does not quite work out as parents on numerous occasions have found out the next child also is no less in troublemaking. Parents who pay attention to their children and set limits by being firm and consistent will definitely have well behaved children. Researches have proved that substance abuse and harmful activities are very common in children who have depressed parents.

Depressed mothers find it tough to pay due attention to their children who in turn become unhappy and feel isolated. Children of depressed parents often begin harbouring destructive ideas in later stages of their lives and because of their inadequacy to get attention from others in positive way, they often resort to troublemaking. So, it is the responsibility of the parents not to blame the child entirely for making trouble but be proactive to get themselves evaluated for depression.