# Kid is having a middle school melt down.  What did you do?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 6, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154 "2012-11-06T23:14:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154/21 "2012-11-09T16:26:08Z")

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> [@control-z](#):
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> I was curious about the doctor suggestion too. What is the doctor supposed to do about behavioral changes?

Because a doctor can differentiate between normal hormonal changes and something wonky. If it’s normal hormonal changes, that’s one thing, but if it’s something wonky, it’s another. And some kids will open up and talk to a doctor or some other “neutral” adult before they’ll talk to their parents.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154/22 "2012-11-09T20:50:44Z")

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In all likelihood its a puberty thing, I wouldn’t take him to the doctor just for that. Doctors like prescribing medications.

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