Parent Resources

Articles to read:

Anxiety in Teens:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-moment-youth/201911/anxiety-in-teens-how-you-can-help 

• Teens need relationships
• Teens also worry about the future and how they will fit into society
• They are looking for their purpose
• Teens want to feel understood

Managing anxiety about coming back to school after the pandemic:
https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/opinion-how-to-help-your-child-manage-back-to-school-pandemic-anxiety-2660675?ocid=uxbndlbing

•Talk about your school experience, help them remember everything that they loved about school

Types of Anxieties and Disorders to be aware of + ways to treat it:
https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/teenage-anxiety-symptoms 

Stress VS Anxiety:
https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/2020/08/20/how-to-know-when-your-child-is-experiencing-everyday-stress-versus-an-anxiety-disorder/

Videos you can watch:

Communication and the Teenage Brain - Martyn Richards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbruY110Ql8

What Teenagers Want You to Know - Roy Petfils:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC2z69q3L0o

Books you can read

Videos you can show your student:

How to Defeat Worry - Jon Jorgensen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIfl0XhiEtA

The Secret to Fighting Anxiety - John Piper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubSnOIjhSzc

Social Media and the Lack of Relationships - Simon Sinek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPRbW9xQ42Y

How to Get Your Brain to Focus -
https://youtu.be/Hu4Yvq-g7_Y

Following Jesus as a Teenager - James Meehan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d9OkCofvQQ

Releasing Anxiety - Ben Stuart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd8MOrujm3w

Books Your Student can Read: