1There is a temptation to reply to a young person's question "What should I do?", with the time-worn phrase "If I were you..." This is a very bad start. The truth is, you are not them. So if you begin with such an unreal assumption, before you know it you will have drifted off into la-la land.
People are unique, not interchangeable. You cannot step into another's shoes and make any sort of sense. Don't try.
2 A much better start is to listen. Encourage young people to talk.
Ask what they think their options are. You may helpfully suggest something they haven't thought of. But do it late in the discussion. It is more helpful to get a young person to see all round their situation, define it in their own way and propose solutions. Otherwise they can feel their problem is being twisted by someone who doesn't understand.
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