Anxiety in our teens and tweens is far too commonplace. Understanding how it happens and being able to spot the signs and symptoms is extremely important for parents.

Parents often mistake anxiety symptoms for typical teen misbehavior. If you treat your teen's anxiety as something to be "disciplined" out of them, you will make their anxiety, your relationship, and their behavior so much worse.

Today's episode is the first in a series on teen anxiety so I'm starting with how it manifests and what to look for in your teen.

Following episodes will include information about getting a proper diagnoses, treatment options for teen anxiety, how to manage their anxious behavior, and more.

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Resources:

130, 131, 132 (episodes on the teen brain)

8, 30, 102, 107, 120, and 127 (episodes on your emotions)

"Your Teen and Anxiety" (free parenting guide)

"The Challenging Adolescent Brain" (free parenting guide)

"Emotional Awareness Strategies" (free parenting guide)