AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - With the start of summer and children spending more time at home, there may be some impacts to your child's mental health.

Experts at The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center want you to know the signs your child may be struggling.

The change from a school setting to being at home can have an isolating impact on children, especially teenagers.

More time at home may mean more screen time, which can lead to increased anxiety and depression.

"Well there's lots of studies that show screen time, too much of it, can lead to lots of anxiety and depression in children and adults. So we know that too much screen time is not a good thing," said Bobbi Britto, clinical director at The Bridge. "So it's not about taking it away. It's about limiting it and balancing it with other activities, physical activities, outdoor activities, family time, as I mentioned before, play dates, things like that."

Britto says parents should look for signs of depression or other problems like body image issues or even self harming.

"One thing you want to pay attention to is depression setting in. You know, a lot of times these kids, they withdraw and they become more isolated and kind of just go off to their rooms if you will, just kind of stay away from everybody because they're depressed," said Britto. "They don't feel good. They don't want to interact, or they don't want to draw attention to themselves because they don't want people asking questions about what's wrong."

One sign there may be a body image or self harming issue is if your children are dressing inappropriately for the hot weather.

If your child is in long sleeves and jeans and it's 100 degrees, that is a sign Britto says something else may be going on.

"The other side of that is some kids are depressed and they're doing some form of self harming," said Britto. "So if there's inappropriate clothing for the situation, take a look and see maybe there's some self harming happening on some parts of their bodies. Depression is a big factor for a lot of teenagers who are self harming."

Britto says if your child is exhibiting signs of anxiety or depression, try to find a time to sit down with them.

Make time for family activities to bring your kids out of their room and away from screens.