How to Help Your Teen with Test Anxiety
Fall is here and with it comes new stressors for students. Whether it be social, emotional or academic, most students face new struggles every school year – in this blog, we will be looking at academic pressure. Academic pressure is a reality for many teenagers, whether it comes from school expectations, college goals or their […]
Understanding Anxiety & Depression in Adolescents
Adolescence is a time of rapid change. And in looking at the mental health challenges teens face, anxiety and depression are among the most common. These mental health challenges combined with the increased social, academic and internal pressures adolescents face makes the emotions that come up all the more complicated. However, seeking to understand an […]
Understanding Adolescent Mental Health: A Guide for Parents
Check out Decade2Connect’s guide to understanding your adolescent’s mental health and using therapeutic techniques to provide the most effective parental support.
Back in Session: Talking to your Kids about School and the Anxiety it Brings
Therapist tips for parents: How to talk to your kids about the new school year and the anxiety that comes with it.
You Can’t Control Anxiety: Thoughts on Inside Out 2
Decade2Connect’s reaction to Inside Out and the portrayal of emotions, including anxiety. A guide for parents and children learning to understand your emotions.
My Child is Anxious
Therapeutic Tips For Supporting Your Child’s Anxiety Having feelings of anxiety is part of life. Sometimes, children can feel anxiety that is overwhelming for them. Feelings are experienced in their bodies as tightness of the chest, shortness of breath and the loss of control – all of these new sensations are heightened in children when […]
Therapeutic Ways to Support Your Child’s Anxiety
Having feelings of anxiety is part of life, beginning at birth with our first cry. As we grow, feelings of anxiety are experienced in the body as tightness of the chest, shortness of breath and the loss of control – all of these new sensations are heightened in children when they don’t know why it’s […]