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Helping Teens Make Room for Uncomfortable Emotions

Helping Teens Make Room for Uncomfortable Emotions | eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century | Scoop.it
Psychological health includes being able to bear unpleasant feelings.
Parenting IRL's curator insight, April 22, 2020 6:20 PM

Many kids (and parents) spend time wishing they were in classes, not just on their laptops. They feel angry and frustrated, sometimes lonely and depressed. That's ok. Let them feel it and validate it. This is not the school they signed up for--and you may not have been too excited to homeschool either. Show your teens how to admit, express and sit with the feelings.

eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting.
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