123 | Are You Supporting Your Teen or Carrying Their Anxiety for Them?

Hi Parents!

When your teen is struggling with anxiety, it’s natural to want to help. You check in, offer strategies, remind them of what they’ve learned, and try to make difficult moments a little easier.

But sometimes, without realizing it, supporting your teen can slowly turn into carrying their anxiety for them.

In this episode, we’re exploring the difference between being a supportive, involved parent and becoming so involved in your teen’s anxiety that there’s less room for them to develop their own awareness, coping skills, and independence.

You’ll learn what carrying your teen’s anxiety can look like, even when your intentions are supportive, why constantly checking, reminding, planning, and troubleshooting can sometimes get in the way of ownership, and how too much focus on anxiety can begin to affect your relationship.

We’ll also talk about why your teen experiencing discomfort doesn’t always mean they need you to intervene, and the question you can ask yourself when you’re unsure whether to step in or give them more room to try for themselves.

Sometimes helping your teen means stepping in. Sometimes it means leaving room. The skill is learning to know the difference.

If you’re tired of second-guessing how to respond to your teen’s anxiety, The Parent’s Anxiety Toolkit™ (consciouscoach.biz/parent-program-1) is my 6-week program designed to help you understand what’s happening beneath the anxiety, respond with greater confidence, and support your teen without taking over.

Inside, we cover supportive communication, boundaries, emotional regulation, avoidance, building confidence through anxiety, and how to bring everything together when the right response isn’t obvious.

Big hugs,

Monica Crnogorac

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