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What do you have to be stressed about? – Part Four
In part one of this series, I provided this list of actions that will help you identify with a teen’s perception of stress and then help them move toward better stress coping skills. When a teen says they are [...]
What do you have to be stressed about? – Part Three
In part one of this series, I provided this list of actions that will help you identify with a teen’s perception of stress and then help them move toward better stress coping skills. When a teen says they are [...]
What do you have to be stressed about? – Part Two
In part one of this series, I provided this list of actions that will help you identify with a teen’s perception of stress and then help them move toward better stress coping skills. When a teen says they are [...]
Refueling Depleted Social-Emotional Reserves
One of my favorite images I use in training workshops is that of a dog lying on a deck, appearing as if it just collapsed there in exhaustion. The caption reads: “Me, after too much peopling.” The humor in the [...]
What do you have to be stressed about? – Part One
In my trainings for youth work professionals, I talk about the importance of perception a lot. I’m typically concerned about an adult’s disconnection from the way that a teen sees, understands, or interprets the situations of their life. When [...]