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IS YOUR TEEN WORRYING YOU?​​

 

• Do you worry that your teen might be depressed or anxious? 

• Are you concerned about your teen’s academic performance?

• Do you notice that your teen is avoiding being social?

• Do you think your teen has an anger problem?

• Are you worried that your teen is engaging in destructive behaviors (drug or alcohol use, self-harm)?

• Has your teen gone through a major change and may not be adjusting well?

 

Parenting your child through their emotional issues used to be easier when they were tiny. Their needs were simpler. When they were hungry, they cried and you fed them. When thunder scared them, you soothed them and made them feel safe.

 

Entering adolescence is an exciting and difficult time for many teens…. and for their parents. Now that your child is a teen, their needs are more complicated. Processing their emotions is more difficult. Emotional concerns may arise, such as anxiety, depression, and mood disorders as well as behavioral concerns. 

 

As a parent, you want the best for your teen, but sometimes it can be hard to know what to do. You want to connect with their emotions, help them with their outbursts or simply have a nice conversation with them, but you are met with resistance. All you want is to find the right tools and strategies to help them. 

 

You just want to know what is going on. 

 

You think something has happened, but they won’t let you in. Or maybe things have changed at home. Perhaps your family has experienced a divorce or relocation, and you want to know how they are doing so you can help them through this transition.

Adolescence is challenging time for many reasons. It is the time that adolescents create their identity and begin to see the world in an entirely different way than they did when they were children. 

 

It is a crucial time to begin their launch into adulthood. 

 

In today’s world, with social media and pop culture so hyper-focused on image, sex, drugs, and violence, it is scary as a parent to see your children grow with the continual bombardment of concerning messages. You want to help them enter into adulthood in a healthy way. 

 

Did you know that during adolescence your child will develop their brain the most since being infants? More specifically, your teen will experience the largest growth of the frontal lobe from adolescence until early adulthood. The frontal lobe is responsible for problem solving, spontaneity, initiation, judgment, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior. 

 

Scary, right?

 

Helping your teen develop healthy habits as they grow until adulthood and independence doesn’t have to be a lonely feeling. At Infinite Therapeutic Services, we are here to help you and your teen through this transition in a safe, comfortable and collaborative environment.