Tips for parents for helping your anxious teen

Tips for parents for helping your anxious teen

Always offer them understanding, love, empathy support. Gently challenge them if they express negative beliefs about themselves or are too harsh.Encourage them to accept themselves as they are (eg;  ‘being anxious doesn’t mean you are bad’). One of the parents often...
Managing anxiety tip sheet ; teenagers

Managing anxiety tip sheet ; teenagers

1. Accept your feelings Feelings are an innate signalling system – necessary for survival. According to Neuropsychologist Jaak Panksepp, ‘We have feelings because they tell us what supports our survival and what detracts from our survival.’ So there are no good or bad...