
How to Help an Unmotivated Teen Without Fighting
Few things wear a parent down quite like watching a capable teenager seem to care about nothing. The homework that sits untouched, the bedroom they will not leave, the shrug
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Few things wear a parent down quite like watching a capable teenager seem to care about nothing. The homework that sits untouched, the bedroom they will not leave, the shrug

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The first time you watch your teenager have a panic attack, it can be frightening for both of you. Their heart is pounding, they cannot catch their breath, their hands

Have you ever found yourself in a power struggle with your teen? You feel like you are making perfect sense, but they start taking what you are saying out of

Think about everything that goes into a teenager getting through a school week: writing down due dates, planning when to study, breaking a project into steps, keeping a backpack organized,

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Watching your teen struggle with depression is one of the hardest things a parent can go through. That helplessness—the feeling that you should be able to fix this—is real and

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Parents often sense something is off before they can name it. A shift in mood, a withdrawal from activities they loved, a flatness that wasn’t there before. You notice it,

Sara Holt, PHR, SHRM-CP
Director of People and Culture
HavenRise Academy of Jacksonville
T: (904) 207-7532
SHolt@havenriseacademy.com
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