Teen Mental Fitness Coaching
Teen Mental Fitness Coaching
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Positive parenting has helped many families to achieve greater harmony, and this approach may be especially important for parents raising a child with ADHD. A recent study confirms that cutting back on yelling and spanking can lead to biological changes that make it easier for a child to regulate their emotions and behavior. Researchers at …
Raising a teen is tricky. You have a young person who is your child, but not a kid anymore, yet at the same time not a grown-up either. Your teen seems to be stuck in a space between dependency and autonomy.At times, this space becomes a source of frustration for everyone involved. Also, when a teen …
Enhance Your Relationship with Your Teen It’s easy to underestimate the power of having a positive attitude. However, that would be a mistake. A positive attitude shapes your perspective, enhances health, increases productivity, and benefits those around you. Especially those who are closest to you, your children! It’s surprising how much a change in attitude can impact …
New Help for Parents Concerned about Teenage Risk-Taking Scientific research about teenage risk taking confirm what parents have suspected for years. Adolescent brains are prone to thrill seeking. However, the most recent findings also suggest how parents can help their children manage their impulses. Based on examining teens and young adults in 11 countries, Temple University …
How to Encourage Positive Behavior in Teenagers Teens are complicated. They’re moody, have impulsive tendencies, and constantly search for meaning. Many are also notorious for their lousy listening habits, which is just one of the many reasons why effective communication is so difficult. Everyone can agree that parenting is one of the most challenging jobs.There’s no …
Self-esteem and self-confidence can easily be the victim of comparison to peers or others. It can be difficult for teens to feel successful or feel good about themselves when their environment pushes them to do otherwise. Even though I am a mental health professional, as a parent, I struggled in helping my teen develop a sense …
A Parent’s Guide to Motivating Your Teen Remember when your kids were little, and they were happy to do just about anything for a sticker or a kind word? Now they’re older, and you must try harder to motivate them. Many parents become frustrated with teens who play video games for hours but avoid homework …
Sometimes, we can fall into a mundane routine, where it seems like we’re endlessly cycling through the same tasks and every day feels the same. If this is happening to you, then you may benefit from a vacation. Apart from being incredibly fun, freeing, and rewarding, vacations can do wonders for your mental health. Let’s …