Why Run Away From Home

Many teenagers threaten to run away due to problems in school with friends or with family.

Crisis
Children who run away often run from a situation at home or his life. A family crisis or a personal problem may be the reason. Children and teens often lack the coping skills to deal with stress. In some ways, it feels easier to flee the situation than to deal with it directly.

Depression
Depression in teens may also lead to running away. Parents forget the emotion turmoil adolescent children experience. They deal with depression, anxiety, stress and loneliness. Running away sometimes seems as a reasonable choice to dealing with such feelings. In her mind, she will no longer burden the family with her emotions and unworthiness.

Impulse
Children like to act off of impulse. Running away is a rush. Often those looking to run away for fun will do so with a friend. They desire to experience the thrill of life and new things. This sort of running away comes without plan and may lead to dangerous experimentation with drugs and sex.