Reading Time: 9 minutes It’s not unusual for parents of teens to feel trapped in a recurring nightmare each morning—a cycle of helpless frustration when your teen won’t get out of bed and off […]
Empowering Teens
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How Perfectionism in Children and Teens Impacts Mental Health
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s good for young people to have high expectations for themselves. That’s why perfectionism in children and teens is commonly assumed to be a positive. After all, what could be […]
How Parents Can Support Emotional Regulation for Kids and Teens
Reading Time: 7 minutes Teenage emotions are notoriously volatile, ranging from angry to sullen and all points in between, sometimes in the space of a single day. In part, the intensity and unpredictability of […]
The Importance of Teen Friendships
Reading Time: 6 minutes Friendships are incredibly important during adolescence. Teen friendships help young people feel a sense of acceptance and belonging. They support the development of compassion, caring, and empathy, and they are […]
The Mental Health Effects of Popularity in High School
Reading Time: 3 minutes Remember those five high schoolers from The Breakfast Club? If someone made a sequel to that movie, set 10 years later, what would each of them be doing? And how […]
What Is Sadfishing, and Why Are Teens Doing It?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sadfishing—you’ve probably seen it on your social media feeds, even if you didn’t know the name for it. A teary-eyed selfie, or few cryptic lines about how bad the person […]
Back-to-School Tips for Parents to Help Teens Thrive
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7 Tips for Parenting as Tweens Turn Into Teens
Reading Time: 5 minutes Crossing the bridge from childhood to adolescence is an exciting time for kids—but for parents, it can sometimes feel like trekking across unknown territory filled with quicksand and wild animals. […]
Why Is My Teen So Angry and What Can I Do to Help?
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a common question that parents ask, and it’s worth noting that it’s not unusual for a teen to be angry, sometimes really angry. Because adolescents are changing so […]
Why Boys Will Talk About Male Substance Abuse But Not About Mental Health
Reading Time: 4 minutes Teen boys and teen girls drink alcohol and use drugs at roughly the same rates. But male substance abuse is considered more acceptable and “normal” by parents, peers, and society […]
5 Ways to Help Teens Get Back on Track Socially, Emotionally, and Academically
Reading Time: 5 minutes The pandemic has become known as “the Great Pause”—a time of enforced closures, cancellations, and loss. For teens, this pause has been more devastating than for other age groups, […]
How to Talk About Race and Racism with Teens
Reading Time: 5 minutes Racism and racial bias aren’t easy topics to discuss with teenagers. But it’s important for parents to learn how to talk about race, because teens often have questions about racism […]
