It is normal to want to support your teen after they have experienced a traumatic event. However, it can be difficult to do this if you do not understand trauma. Trauma is a complicated emotional experience that arises from witnessing distressing events. Traumatic events make teenagers feel unsafe and frightened. They experience intense emotional and …
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How to Support Your Teen Overcoming Trauma
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Common Signs of Anxiety in Teens
Although anxiety is a normal human reaction, anxiety disorders can impair your teen’s life. They often find themselves worrying about everyday things like work or school. These feelings can be concerning. Anxiety disorders cause teens to experience overwhelming fear and worry about certain people, things, or situations. They can cause your teen to experience severe …
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Causes of Teen Anxiety & What to Do
Anxiety is a normal emotional response. It protects us from threatening or dangerous situations. However, many teens experience debilitating impairment caused by anxiety. They feel intense and overwhelming worry about situations or events. Did you know that anxiety affects around 21% of teenagers in the United States? This figure is concerning. As a parent or guardian, you …
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How Social Media Negatively Impacts Teen Mental Health
While social media is useful, it comes with some hidden dangers. These dangers may not be clear at the onset, but they can negatively impact your teen’s life. As a parent or guardian, you should take an active role in mitigating the dangers of excessive social media use. Do not leave your teen to their …
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What is Teen Summer Depression?
Summer usually provides a much-needed break for teens, allowing them to indulge in fun activities, relax, or hang out with friends. While it’s a time to look forward to, some teens develop summer depression, especially towards the end of the season. 10% of the people who experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) have summer depression, also known …
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Key Principles of Teen Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a therapy approach that helps overcome ambivalence about behavior change. Evidence shows that motivational interviewing is effective in improving adolescent mental health behaviors associated with exercise, diet, and diabetes. Teens struggling with resistance, self-doubt, or behavioral issues may reject the idea of change. Motivational interviewing (MI) can address such challenges by helping: Identify unhealthy …
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Understanding Motivational Interviewing Techniques for Teens
Motivational interviewing is a counseling approach that helps strengthen personal motivation for change. Findings suggest that motivational interviewing is a promising treatment for adolescent substance use that meets the American Psychological Association’s standards. This approach is also applied in other mental health treatments and settings like schools. Some mental health conditions and problems with substance use often …
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Is There an Ongoing Teen Mental Health Crisis in the US?
Although it has been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects can still be felt. During the pandemic, people had to self-isolate as part of quarantine measures. The social isolation and lack of human interaction caused a mental health crisis among teens. It is hard for anyone to go for months without interacting with …
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How to Help My Teen with Anxiety
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition. It affects around one in five teenagers in the United States. It can cause severe impairment and a decline in your teen’s overall quality of life. As a parent or guardian, your teen’s anxiety can be a source of great distress. This may leave you wondering how you …
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