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Coping skills, resilience and teenagers

Many teenagers feel overwhelmed and unable to cope with the stresses that teenage life brings. There are a number of things that you can try to help your teenager develop positive coping skills and build resilience. If you'd like to understand more, read the fact sheet coping skills, resilience and teenagers.

Otherwise, see below for our top tips on what you can do to help your teenager with developing coping skills for resilience.

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Teaching your teens resilience

Positive coping skills will help your teenager be resilient and have good mental wellbeing.

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How to build resilience in your teenager

Resilient teenagers recover from setbacks, adapt to change, and keep going in the face of adversity.

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Ask an expert: Supporting teens to cope with distressing world events

Clinical psychologist Nasalifya Namwinga offers advice on how to support teens following a distressing world event.

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Teach your teenager coping skills for wellbeing

You can do some simple things to help your teenager put coping skills into action.

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Helping your teen cope with change

Are you wondering how you can support your teen through times of change? Here are our best tips to help you and your teen cope.

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How to support your teen after experiencing a traumatic event

Coping after a single-event trauma is complex, so here's how to support your teenager effectively.

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Helping your teen cope with bad world news

Hearing about bad world news can be stressful for your teen. Get some tips on how to help them think critically about and cope with bad world news.

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Helping your teen cope with discrimination

Many young people experience discrimination. Learn more about how to support your teen and help them cope.

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Helping your teen deal with graphic content

Disturbing content can leave teens feeling upset long after they’ve seen it. But your being there to help them understand the issues they’ve found upsetting, or to work out whether they should watch the content at all, can go a long way in helping them to feel better.

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How to support a teenager who experiences climate anxiety

If your teen has climate anxiety (chronic stress and anxiety about climate change) here’s how to support them.

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Why young people protest and how to support them

Learn more about why young people protest and how to support your teen’s activism and safety.

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How my parents helped my loneliness

We asked two young people what it felt like to be lonely and how their parents helped them.

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How to have a great conversation

Use these tips to start positive and constructive conversations with your teenager.

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