5 Ways Caring Parents Make Teen Anxiety Worse (heysigmund.com)

Your happy-go-lucky child has turned into an anxiety-ridden teen. It is a painful thing to watch. Activities that were once enjoyable are now avoided. Going to school is a daily miracle. Instead of driving to the mall, you are driving to the doctor with mysterious stomach issues.

So how do you make this nightmare go away? How do parents help with teen anxiety?

You can start off learning what not to do – and then go from there. Teen anxiety can look very similar among teens, but how parents deal with teen anxiety can look vastly different depending on the family’s parenting style.

Here are 5 common mistakes I see good parents making in my therapy practice:

1. Accommodating their teen's anxiety.

2. Forcing teens to face their fears too soon.

3. Putting too much pressure on fixing anxiety.

4. Believing their teen is manipulating them.

5. Having misperceptions of anxiety.

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