5 Ways To Help Teens Cope With Change

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With At-Home Schooling and a long-lasting pandemic, these are ways to help teens cope with change.

Borrowed from Dr. Chinwé Williams, a Board-Certified and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia.

And as if change isn’t tricky enough for adults to navigate, teens and young adults have an even more difficult time with the inevitable uncertainties of this journey called life.

Freshmen year is just around the corner, will I make any new friends?
They just announced the new roster and wait, my name’s not on it this year . . .
We dated for an entire year and now she wants to break up. Will this pain ever subside?
How’s this finding a life purpose thing going to play out?

The presence of unknown variables has the potential to disturb even the most grounded among us. For teens, unwanted or unanticipated change may lead to feeling out of control and overwhelmed. We now know that excessive or chronic stress poses dangerous consequences on mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

By fostering a responsive, rather than reactive approach to coping with change, teens and young adults can learn how to achieve clarity while navigating the inevitable obstacles of life.

Below are some strategies that can help your teen cope with change:

Acknowledge Emotions

The first step in managing emotions associated with any type of life change is simply to give yourself permission to experience the emotion so it can run its course.
Focus On Values
Some of the most trying circumstances in life make us wish we could hide away in safety until the threat has vanished.
Reflect Back

Studies have shown that people who experience new life events—new schools, new relationships, or new jobs—experience some level of anxiety, even if the change was desired.
Shift Perspectives

We create our own realities in the way we process our thoughts and emotions and through the narratives we tell ourselves.
Be Self-Compassionate

Despite our best efforts and carefully executed plans, life often doesn’t go the way in which we intended.

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5 Ways To Help Teens Cope With Change

With At-Home Schooling and a long-lasting pandemic, these are ways to help teens cope with change.

Acknowledge Emotions

The first step in managing emotions associated with any type of life change is simply to give yourself permission to experience the emotion so it can run its course.

Focus On Values

Some of the most trying circumstances in life make us wish we could hide away in safety until the threat has vanished.

Reflect Back

Studies have shown that people who experience new life events—new schools, new relationships, or new jobs—experience some level of anxiety, even if the change was desired.

Shift Perspectives

We create our own realities in the way we process our thoughts and emotions and through the narratives we tell ourselves.

Be Self-Compassionate

Despite our best efforts and carefully executed plans, life often doesn’t go the way in which we intended.

5 Ways To Help Teens Cope With Change

With At-Home Schooling and a long-lasting pandemic, these are ways to help teens cope with change.

Acknowledge EmotionsThe first step in managing emotions associated with any type of life change is simply to give yourself permission to experience the emotion so it can run its course.

Focus On Values

Some of the most trying circumstances in life make us wish we could hide away in safety until the threat has vanished.

Reflect BackStudies have shown that people who experience new life events—new schools, new relationships, or new jobs—experience some level of anxiety, even if the change was desired.

Shift PerspectivesWe create our own realities in the way we process our thoughts and emotions and through the narratives we tell ourselves.

Be Self-CompassionateDespite our best efforts and carefully executed plans, life often doesn’t go the way in which we intended.

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Acknowledge Emotions

The first step in managing emotions associated with any type of life change is simply to give yourself permission to experience the emotion so it can run its course.

Reflect Back

Studies have shown that people who experience new life events—new schools, new relationships, or new jobs—experience some level of anxiety, even if the change was desired.

Shift Perspectives

We create our own realities in the way we process our thoughts and emotions and through the narratives we tell ourselves.

Be Self-Compassionate

Despite our best efforts and carefully executed plans, life often doesn’t go the way in which we intended.