Parenting teens, especially in this day and age, is a challenge. Parents often feel like parenting today is like having on a blindfold.

Ever since your teen was small, there were steps to take to have as smooth a transition into the school year as possible. That’s still the case and is especially so this year!

I recommend this book for coping with daily anxiousness, because we often focus on the more intense events that trigger our anxiety.

Are you someone who has heard about the benefits of group therapy? There might be more you really want to know to decide if a group is right for you.

Teens are hormonal and it can be a roller coaster for the entire family! Teens feel their feelings more intensely.

My first tip for managing teen anxiety for parents would be to validate your teens feelings of anxiousness.

DBT teaches your teen actionable in the moment skills to manage intense emotions. DBT focuses on learning to balance acceptance and change.

This blog discusses the various types of online therapy, including those offered here at Mindful Healing. We’ll also discuss if online therapy for teens really works, the benefits it may offer your teen and you, and the important matter of insurance payment.

You cannot change your teen. You cannot demand they be or act or think differently than they do! Hard news? Not necessarily.

This blog delves into the time frame associated with the young adult years, what these years involve developmentally, and ideas for progressively fostering your teen’s transition to becoming a young adult.

This blog discusses the typical end of school year effects, those of the pandemic years, and how to support your child with managing this time of the year.

This blog explores the reasons why your influence is so valuable and the steps you can take to promote your daughter’s self-worth. Chances are you’ll boost your own along the way!

Teens are consistently told to think about the future which often can cause them to forget to think in the present. An excess of future thinking often leads to overwhelm and anxiety.

When and how does our view of perfectionism begin? And, what must it be like for your adolescent, with so many pressures from all sorts of directions?

“What the heck is Wise Mind? Why does it matter? And, for goodness sake, please tell me how to use it with my teen.”

Use this practice with your teen—take steps toward promoting your teen’s self-kindness and compassion, including how to be less judgmental.

Let’s look at some of the steps you can take that are enjoyable and meaningful as well as encouraging to your teen’s further development.

How normal is this behavior for this age group? Do your research! There is plenty of information available as to the developmental struggles’ teens have.

At Mindful Healing we introduce teens and parents to tried and true methods for reducing anxiety. This blog presents a few of the top ones.

Teens can go through periods of sadness. Depression, however, is more than a “time out” from life.