Four Things You Can Do to Support Your Teen’s Mental Health
This is guidance for parents to help them deal with their teenagers’ mental health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The four things parents can do are:
- Encourage them to share their feelings
- Take the time to support them
- Work through conflict together
- Care for yourself
Source: UNICEF
Date of Publication: September 30, 2021
SIMILIAR RESOURCES
Tools
Examples
- Supporting your Child’s Mental Health as They Return to School during COVID-19
- Talking to Children about Illness and Death of a Loved One during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Updated Resources and Tools for Reopening Schools and Childcare Programs
- Considerations for Schools
- Framework for Reopening Schools
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control COVID-19 Resource Center
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
- Four Things I Learned About Behavior Change During a Pandemic
- Advice on the Use of Masks for Children in the Community in the Context of COVID-19