How to Support a Teenager with Anxiety: 6 Things That Actually Help

About this episode

Dr. Suzanne Simpson shares six practical ways to support teenagers struggling with anxiety based on her experiences as a parent and educator.

If your child struggles with anxiety, you are not alone and you are not powerless. In this episode, I share six practical ways to support your teenager with anxiety from the home front. I draw on what I learned the hard way as a parent, and what I brought into my classroom inside a youth psychiatric unit. This is not about being perfect. It is about showing up with the tools that actually work. In this episode: · Why validating your child's anxiety matters more than understanding it · How to ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Suzanne Simpson

Topics covered

• teen anxiety
• parenting
• mental health
• support strategies
• youth psychiatric care

Keywords

• anxiety
• teenager
• support
• parenting
• mental health
• validation
• youth

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