5 Things a Parent can Do When Their Teen has Suicidal Thoughts
It can be scary to think about your teen having suicidal thoughts. What do you do? How do you talk about it? According to America’s Health Rankings (2021), in 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds. Suicide rates are higher among...
How to Find a Middle Ground with your Teen
Being a parent to a teenager can be difficult. There is confusion and a lot of gray areas, and not every decision has a clear cut answer. There is no guidebook or formula to raising a teenager. Sometimes it can feel like you are going along with your teenager and that...
How To Validate Your Teen’s Feelings
Validating another person is when you recognize another person’s feelings and thoughts. It is especially important to validate teens because they can feel misunderstood at times. Validation shows teens that we are listening, we understand them, we can talk about their...
Keeping Cool When Your Child Pushes Your Buttons
As a parent, it can be difficult to stay cool, calm, and collected when your child does something that pushes your buttons. You may feel like you are about to lose it or explode, or you may feel extremely burnt out. Feeling this way can lead to an increased chance of...
Coping with Anxiety as School Resumes
Now that the holiday season has come to a close, the beginning of another school semester begins. Each new semester can bring along with it a lot of fear and worry for anxious teens. There are new classes to attend, new teachers to meet, and new classmates to...
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