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Helping Teens Transition into Adulthood

Helping Teens Transition into Adulthood. Fulton Psychological Group. Individual Therapy Group Therapy Parent Training Family Therapy Couples Therapy Psychological Testing Psychiatry. Identity Formation. Involves developing own identity separate from parents

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Helping Teens Transition into Adulthood

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  1. Helping Teens Transitioninto Adulthood

  2. Fulton Psychological Group • Individual Therapy • Group Therapy • Parent Training • Family Therapy • Couples Therapy • Psychological Testing • Psychiatry www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  3. Identity Formation • Involves developing own identity separate from parents • This task can be stressful and lead to confusion • Teen may try many different “identities” • Happening later in life • Increased choices and opportunities actually makes it more difficult • Caught between own identity and following parents’ vision www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  4. Identify Your Teen’sStrengths and Weaknesses • Identify the specific characteristics of your teen and what she will need to learn to succeed • Dependent vs. independent • Sociable vs. withdrawn • Persistent vs. gives up easy • Disciplined vs. undisciplined • Resourceful vs. naive • Match the environment to your teen’s style, needs and strengths www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  5. Resilience Factors • Social network • Having a mentor • Having some competencies • Having good problem-solving skills • Having flexibility and tolerating ambiguity • Having good coping skills (e.g. reaching out, dealing with frustration) www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  6. Teach Your Teen how to Build a Social Network • Important for mental health • Help them find a group to identify with • Encourage social activities • Encourage involvement in extra-curricular activities • Teach them about how to seek help • Encourage them to find a mentor www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  7. Tools for your Teens • Teach how to learn from mistakes • Don’t get angry at your teen for making mistakes, ask how he’ll learn from it and make it right • Teach how to prepare • Vocalize your own methods of preparation • Have teen practice making a schedule (studying on weekend) • Responsibility • Be less involved and have teen involved with decisions • Your teen should have chores and household responsibilities • Problem solving skills • Ask for don’t give solutions • Empathize, identify problem, identify solution, agree on solution www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  8. Cooking Shopping Eating habits Cleaning Laundry Time Management Money Management Allowance Make own purchases Budget Teach Daily Living Skills www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  9. How Much Involvement • Depends on how your teen is doing • Don’t check homework assignments, check Aeries • Know where your teen is and with whom, but let them go out • Let them get themselves up and maintain schedule, but check how they are preparing • Let them fail or make mistakes within reason www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  10. Parent Survival Tips • Don’t personalize their attempt at independence: breaking rules, lying, sassing & accusations of stupidity • Balance your involvement and control • Don’t engage • Look at the big picture and enjoy your teen • Keep up the relationship and be reassuring • Don’t react negatively to their negative emotions • Role model healthy habits www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  11. Relating Empathize Communicating: talk, text, email and leave notes Leisure: attending sports events, movies, concerts Hanging out: Meals together, TV watching, reading, driving, listening to music Managing Checking up on school work Having teen attend to chores and household responsibilities Corrective comments regarding behavior Reminding Relating vs. Managing www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  12. Building Esteem • Praise & encourage, don’t over do it • Help build skills and competencies • Help your teens find their successes, but let them succeed not because of you • Train your teen to cope with failure & disappointment • Inquire don’t lecture when you see your teen make a mistake • Encourage teen to accept both strengths and weaknesses in self www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  13. Prepare Teen for Romantic Relationships • Love causes an uproar of emotions • Birth control and condoms • Need to prepare girls against date rape www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  14. Risks Associated with Transition • Drug and alcohol abuse • Emotional issues: anxiety, depression • Isolation, confusion and withdrawal • Vulnerability to abuse • Eating disorders www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

  15. Gap Year • Sometimes teens aren’t ready for college • Can have an internship, volunteering, traveling or other experience in the interim • Can involve community service, cultural immersion or language development • Can include some education (including JC) • Can provide some guidance for identity formation or skill building • Be explicit about your expectations and set goals www.fultonpsychologicalgroup.com

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