Feeling Lost? Supporting Teens with Self-Esteem & Wellbeing

[MermaidCrab]

Hey,

As a parent, I know how tough it can be to navigate the teenage years! My teen (and I'm sure some of yours too!) is up and down with things like wellbeing, body image, self-doubt, and self-acceptance.

I feel like I'm constantly searching for ways to help but sometimes it feels overwhelming. Maybe you can relate?

As a parent, what are your biggest challenges supporting your teens with body image, self-acceptance, mental health and wellbeing? How do you cope? How do you support them / are there any solutions that work or would work?

DS 12 mostly struggles with his confidence in general. He’a always naturally been an anxious person. Even from the age of 5 he had quite a bit of agoraphobia due to ASD. So overtime I’ve found exposure therapy works little by little. Starting off small and then building up. He still does struggle with his social capabilities and also body confidence, and perhaps some of this will get worse as he gets older but we’re just tackling it bit by bit