Mental Health

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Mental Health

Hobbies For Teens: 5 Tips For Parents to Help Teens Get Started

“Get a hobby” isn’t really a convincing pitch for teens. So how can parents support teens in adopting healthy hobbies? These are our best therapist-approved tips. Of the many things we witnessed early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the crucial role of hobbies for promoting mental health was made even clearer.  During that time, many of us learned to bake bread, took up embroidery, or dusted off the guitar we

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Mental Health

5 Mental Wellness Goals For Teens, According to Therapists

January is mental wellness month, and also a time when many of us consider resetting our goals for the year, sometimes in the form of New Year’s resolutions. While this can be an exciting process, others may be feeling pressured to overhaul their life — whether that’s chasing a fad diet, overexercising in pursuit of a “glow-up,” or cutting out things like coffee, sugar, or social media. The impulse to

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