LIFE IS HARD…and other important messages for teens

By |2024-03-06T09:51:50-06:00June 20th, 2012|Identity & Motivation|

Normalizing stress by talking about it, making it okay, and encouraging problem solving instead of fight or flight, can help young people develop resiliency they need to persist and succeed. Self esteem that can’t survive the bumps of adult life is fragile and, at best, of limited value.

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Coping with Failure

By |2024-03-06T09:51:57-06:00June 7th, 2012|Depression, Identity & Motivation|

None of us wants to fail, but setbacks give us some of our richest opportunities to listen, learn, and persist. It’s through supported challenges that we are most likely to cultivate a productive, pro-social balance of confidence and humility. The good news is that a positive relationship with failure can be developed even in young people who may have missed this developmental milestone at a younger age.

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Life Skills and Money Management for Teens

By |2012-05-21T08:59:25-06:00May 21st, 2012|Identity & Motivation|

American children grow up in a culture that encourages consumption and debt--issues that have, arguably, led to our current financial crisis. What this means is that without conscious intervention, our children are likely to replicate bad financial habits that are culturally pervasive in the US and, arguably, are at the root of our current economic crisis. Even if you are a fiscally responsible adult, don’t expect that ethic or skill set to automatically transfer to your children. Culture is too powerful a force to overcome by passive example.

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Teaching Self Advocacy

By |2012-04-28T18:54:31-06:00April 28th, 2012|Identity & Motivation|

In a treatment setting, school is often the laboratory for practicing skills learned in therapy. One such skill—self advocacy—has both emotional and academic implications. In this blog InnerChange academic director, Kathrine Whittekiend, M.Ed., discusses the importance of self advocacy skills for student success in and out of the classroom.

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