How to Help Your Teen Stress Less About Exams
For many teens, preparing for exams automatically throws them into the Chronic Stress Loop. Once they start getting their review materials, the extra work involved feels overwhelming, and they begin to panic: What if I fail all my exams? Before they have even begun, the vision they are holding for themselves is failure. Obviously, this […]
How to Help Your Teen Be Happy and Healthy in School and Beyond
As parents, we want our teens to be happy and healthy, and it is hard to sit by and watch them make poor choices like eating more than they need, spending hours in front of a screen, overreacting to life events, or putting little effort into school work. It is even harder if you have […]
Top 3 Tips to Help Your Teen Strive for Progress NOT Perfection
Does your teen’s strive for perfection ramp up their stress which in turn stresses you out? When I first started teaching in the classroom, I remember speaking to a mom about the pressure her son was under to be perfect at everything. I wrongly assumed it was coming from home, but I soon learned that […]
Six Steps to Help Your Teen Persevere and Grow From Their Failures
It is so important to help your teen stay positive during the learning process so that they can persevere and grow from their failures. When teens are not good at something immediately, their natural instinct is to quit or label themselves as no good. This is especially true if they are comparing themselves to someone […]
Top 3 Tips to Help Your Teen Love ALL Their Physical Traits
If you ask anyone what physical trait they would change if they could, most people would easily come up with an answer because we all have things we don’t love about our appearance. However, as we get older, we accept our physical traits and stop wasting energy wishing they were different. This is harder for […]
Top 5 Tips to Help Your Teen Create Healthier Snacking Habits
Are you frustrated with your teen’s unhealthy snacking habits? Many teens eat snacks with little nutrition, eat too many snacks or eat too much of the same types of snack. Then when it is meal time, they aren’t hungry, or if left to their own devices, continue to make unhealthy meal choices. These unhealthy snacking […]
How to Help Your Teen Stress Less About Taking Tests and Experience More Success
A big stressor in many teens’ lives is taking tests. Since I live at a middle school, I hear teens claim they are bad test takers and they are going to fail ALL the time. If teens spend the morning worrying about failing a test, then the stress is going to be higher when that […]
How to Help Your Teen Stress Less About Tests and Experience More Success
Many teens feel stress when it comes time to take a test. They want to experience success, but sometimes their strategy falls flat, and they don’t do as well as they hoped. This negative feedback throws many teens into The Chronic Stress Loop. Then, when it comes time to take the next test, they are […]
How to Help a Teen Stressing About Making a Sports Team Be More at Ease
For many teens, being part of a sport’s team is an integral part of their school experience. If your teen has grown up being involved in sports, part of their identity is being a soccer player, swimmer, cross country runner etc. Many of their friendships have stemmed from being on a sports team. Being part […]
How to Help Your Teen Navigate Peer Pressure and Make Smart Decisions
Teens are more susceptible to peer pressure and make more shortsighted decisions than adults for four main reasons. They are …