Helping Your Teens Handle Stress & Anxiety

1. Helping Your Teens Handle Stress & Anxiety Laurie Leinwand, MA, LPC, CC www.ideas2action-coaching.com www.3stepsforward.net

2. What We’ll Talk About • Sources and Signs of Stress • Essentials of Self-Care • Elements of a Tool Kit • Managing Time • Active Listening • Providing Opportunities to Problem-Solve • Modeling www.ideas2action-coaching.com

3. Sources of Teen Stress & Anxiety

4. Social Stressors www.ideas2action-coaching.com

5. Academic Stressors www.ideas2action-coaching.com

6. Sports www.ideas2action-coaching.com

7. Family Stressors www.ideas2action-coaching.com

8. Self-Image www.ideas2action-coaching.com

9. New Situations www.ideas2action-coaching.com

10. Too Many Demands www.ideas2action-coaching.com

11. Signs of Stress & Anxiety • Changes in Health • Changes in Behavior • Changes in Thoughts/Feelings www.ideas2action-coaching.com

12. Self-Care www.ideas2action-coaching.com

13. Sleep www.ideas2action-coaching.com

14. Nutrition www.ideas2action-coaching.com

15. Exercise www.ideas2action-coaching.com

16. Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition www.ideas2action-coaching.com

17. Tool Kit • Journal • Music • Creative Outlets • Taking a Break • Relaxation Skills/Breathing Exercises • Imagery/Visualization www.ideas2action-coaching.com

18. Tool Kit (continued) • Rehearsing • Support Network • Combatting Negative Self-Talk • Listing Accomplishments/Thoughts of Gratitude • Learning to Ask for Help www.ideas2action-coaching.com

19. Managing Time www.ideas2action-coaching.com

20. Really Listen www.ideas2action-coaching.com

21. Let THEM Problem-Solve NO Helicopter Parenting www.ideas2action-coaching.com

22. Modeling We have to walk our talk. www.ideas2action-coaching.com

23. Different Perspective on Stress Kelly McGonigal Ted Talk: “How to Make Stress Your Friend” www.ideas2action-coaching.com

24. Thank You! Laurie Leinwand, MA, LPC, CC Ideas 2 Action, LLC www.ideas2action-coaching.com (973) 343-6287 www.ideas2action-coaching.com