• Posted by: Sanjeev
• 20 Aug, 2019

Why Parents Should Consider Hiring Private Investigators

Do you remember the last time you went out and saw a gang of roughneck teenagers straying aimlessly on the road? Despite your best efforts you couldn’t help but wonder if your child may also be on the wrong path? You recall the times when your daughter said she’s been taking some “extra” classes after 8 PM. Or that one time you caught your son smoking on the terrace.
As a parent, worrying about your kids is an indissoluble part of your role. However, it is something about the very age that is untamable. Your fear and doubts revisit when you evoke memories of your rebellious phase in childhood. But it is nerve-racking when you see how crimes have orchestrated into so much more.
A stupendous rise in crime linked to teenagers can pile up hundreds of newspapers now. While these are only among the reported offences. Recently in South Delhi, a 19-year old in July rammed his Mercedes Benz into a WagonR killing a CRPF constable and injuring two more people. Similarly, in 2018, a minor hit a walking senior citizen with his BMW in Delhi. 

Till date, none of us has been able to forget the infamous Aarushi Talvar murder case either. Sure, teenage is a confusing time in our lives mentally, socially and physically. But the ever-increasing disillusionment, isolation, and abuse have made the children suffer in silence. Teenagers have more and more become victims as well as perpetrators of unlawful activities. This has naturally become a matter of concern for the parents. 

There are some things you know your child will never tell you, but you want to be there for them. For your child’s safety, you may even go to the extent of hiring a detective at DDS Detectives  Agency to keep a watch on your child. This means you need to be sure that they are up to something. This is a guide inclusive of 8 warning signs you will notice if your kids are going through something dangerous. 

• Substance Abuse: A teenager feels misunderstood by others. This absence of validation and an overload of restrictions can make them indulge in alcohol and drugs. A hint of secretiveness, red eyes, mood instability, eating too much or too little, fatigue and disinterest are some of the clear signs of substance addiction. With easy access of drugs in schools, colleges and the Internet, an astounding increase in substance abuse has been reported in India.  In 2012, data collected by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that there are 3 million drug users in India. Since then every year 3 lakh addicts have been rehabilitated. Moreover, drugs have also become a chief reason for the number of teen suicides in India. In such a scenario, if you feel or know that your child is involved in drugs, you must intervene.
• Bullying: Intimidation, name-calls, threats, extreme pranks, teasing or sexual comments are all a part of a violent phenomenon called bullying. Bullying can easily harm a teen’s character. The victim resorts to social isolation or becoming a bully themselves. In 2009, the Government of India enacted laws for anti-bullying. These anti-ragging measures became punishable for college students. If your child is a victim or worse, a perpetrator, you should know about it. Before it is too late, you must help them out.  
• Depression and Psychological Disorders: Some childhoods are not as happy as others. Abuse, neglect, failure, family problems, peer pressure, body image, and self-esteem issues can mentally trouble someone all their life. For a teen in their formative years, it is hard to cope when you face problems so early in life. With global issues at a rise, the children’s futures are at stake. They tend to believe that their future is bleak and grim. All these issues can make them vulnerable to neuroticism and mental disorders. Young children or teenagers fall prey to depression and may attempt suicide as well. These are serious problems that are increasing by the day. It is our duty to take action and pay attention to our depressed child.
• Cyber Crimes: With the Internet at their disposal, children come to face with just about every “stranger-with-a-candy” in the world. Rape, kidnapping, and drugs are the obvious mishaps that can happen to your child through online sites. Cyber-bullying is also an upcoming disadvantage online.  While some people just do it for “fun.” Any of such events can scar your child as a victim forever. You cannot monitor them all the time but you can make sure that they are safe. 
• Stress and Competition: Head-to-head competition in education is becoming a vice instead of a virtue. The creativity and innovation that excellence once required are slowly drifting away. Competitiveness is becoming toxic; it is a ‘rat race’ where the rat poison is the race itself. Along with that, it is also becoming stressful for every teenager. Sometimes the pressure is imparted by the parents; it is also passed on by peers and schools. Reservation of college seats, a spike in cut-offs, increasing population have all made a framework like education a headache. A growing number of suicides have been committed among engineering students because they could not make it to the next level. The parents of these students are always in shock. This represents how unaware parents can be about what their child is going through. A lack of communication can lead to unimaginable situations. As a parent, it might be time to do some reflection.
• Sexual Abuse: A whopping 53% of children from a range of 5 to 12 years face sexual abuse. Every 62 out of 1000 pregnant women are teenage girls who did not see it coming over them. In such cases, often the abuser is a relative, a bus driver or a house-help, who go easily unnoticed. The long-ignored matter of sex education has painted an ugly picture for the country. India’s 33.7 % population is born out of teen pregnancies. Along with other threats, teen pregnancy is a top reason for poor health in young girls. While the consent age in India is 18 years, more rural girls give birth in their adolescence than girls of age in urban backgrounds do.  With the help of a private investigator, you can save your child from such threatening consequences. 
• Defiant Behaviors: Children raised in distressful families tend to act out. Neglect, abuse, violence or low self-esteem can sometimes make teenagers unruly. Stemming from a psychological issue it becomes a behavioral problem. In no time, they participate in criminal and unlawful activities. They misbehave, steal from home, shoplift, bully, vandalize, do drugs or just become anti-social. Often in such cases, they suffer from mental disorders too. This is the course of juvenile delinquency that runs psychologically. Even if the child recovers from such problems later in life, a parent of a delinquent may regret his negligence all his life.
•  Sudden Decline in Grades: As the child reaches the secondary level of education, it is natural to experience a staggering decline in grades in the beginning. Encourage them to do better and they will be able to cope. But if you are receiving complaints from the school about their behavior and inattentiveness in classes, it may be serious. Do not ignore the warning and help your child deal with it.

These are just some major issues that exist among teenage problems. As we evolve, it gets hard to manage everything by ourselves. Bear in mind, that it only takes acceptance and acknowledgment to solve a problem. Sometimes you may feel helpless as your child does. But seeking help from professionals and private investigators has now become a common practice. Do not think you are alone, get in touch with a private investigator today.