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What really matters is you and your family. Using the power of music and songwriting create, express, and explore all that is within you.
9 Steps to Helping your Anxious or Stressed Kid
How songwriting can help your teenager
When working with your teenager, it is important to establish a safe space where
they are comfortable and feel free of judgment. Make some ground rules so that
each person knows that they will be respected and honored as they share and
communicate
As you work through connecting and communicating with your teenager, lead by
example and be vulnerable with them. The best way for them to feel safe to
share is by you sharing with them.
Reducing overwhelm can be difficult, but there are some really effective tools to
help gain clarity: guided meditation and box breathing are both great tools to give
your teenager the space to gather their thoughts.
Another great way to overcome overwhelm is by writing it out on paper. Set a
time for five minutes, and have each of you write out anything and everything that
comes to mind.
Once you’ve written down your word vomit, start to identify the common trends
and themes within your thoughts. This is a great way to recognize that our
overwhelm is actually less overwhelming than we realize
Now that we’ve identified the trends in our thoughts, it’s a great time to dig
deeper. What is fueling our thoughts? What’s specifically triggering our thought
patterns? Here’s the clincher: if our thoughts were a person, what would we say
to them?
Remember the saying: one person’s trash is another person’s treasure? How can
we turn our perceived trash into our own treasure? There’s a silver lining to every
negative experience and emotion. How can we recognize those blessings?
Changing our perspective in how we view the world can be powerful. Let’s take it
one step further by showing these blessings - picturing ourselves in those states
of positivity, fulfillment and happiness. Don’t simply say “I’m happy now”, but
describe what that happiness looks and feels like.
So often we get caught up in the same approaches to our problems. Break the
habit - how else can you approach an issue, topic or emotion? Brainstorm around
more of the phrases and buzzwords in your previous word vomit exercise.
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