Parents

6 Ways to Calm Down after a Tough Day

6 Ways to Calm Down after a Tough Day After a stressful day, you may have trouble winding down and focusing on the rest of your day. Stress can impact both our mental and physical health, making it more difficult to complete normal, daily tasks. Try using one or a few...

Parenting Teens: Five Mistakes to Avoid

UpSTREET Parenting Teens: Five Mistakes to Avoid We all make mistakes, and parenting is… well, really hard. Most parents’ instinctive reactions to their teens tend to be unconscious, stemming from their own experiences as young women and men. Reflection and...

How to Identify Anxiety in Teens

UpSTREET How to Identify Anxiety in Teens Everyone experiences anxiety, and it’s never too early or too late to start actively managing that thorny part of life. When teens start to experience anxiety, it’s important to help them recognize it and to build healthy...

How to Help Teens Cope with Anxiety

How to Help Teens Cope with Anxiety Seeing your teen raptured with anxiety can be painful for the whole family. But parents can help loosen anxiety’s grip. Here are some strategies to team up with your teen and keep anxiety at bay. First and most importantly, stay...

Peer Mentoring Program Provides Additional Support For Teens

Have you ever wished you could just have someone unbiased and your own age who understands what you’re going through to talk to when things are tough? Or maybe you see teens younger than you struggling with things you’ve been through and wish you could offer them...