Mental wellness should be more important in teenagers‘ daily life. Teens are often taught and talked about mental health, but they are not taught how to practice mental wellness in their daily lives. Mental Wellness must be taught to all young people, so that they can maintain their physical and mental health. Mental wellness includes a variety of different things and can take a different form in different people. It includes your general well-being, such as sleep, eating habits, exercise, taking breaks when needed, and talking about your feeling. (Also read: How to deal with depression among young people?)
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Mental wellness is the ability to adapt to change, deal with trauma, and bounce back from significant life stressors, and it’s just as important as physical health. Helps teens deal with unpleasant feelings and uncertainties in life, and protects them from using risky substances as they get older.
In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Millin Sangha Gujral, a counselor and clinical psychologist and founder of Happy Strokes, shared ways you can improve your teen’s mental well-being.
1. Communicate with your teen and encourage him to always share his feelings.
2. Spend some time with your teen doing some simple activity together that you both enjoy, like cooking dinner, gardening, or painting.
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3. Always remind your teen that you are always there for him and that you value his thoughts and feelings. This helps create a bond between you and your teen.
4. Try to notice and praise your teen for doing something right, even something as small as picking up their things. This helps reinforce good behavior.
5. Adolescence is when the child learns about independence. Be sure to give your teen adequate space and time to be alone. This is a normal part of growing up.
6. We all get a rush of emotions from time to time. When you are angry, try walking away to calm down and talk to them about it later.
7. Try to be honest and transparent with your teen. You can share with them when you have big feelings so they can understand that they are not alone in feeling them. It helps them know that their feelings are okay.
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8. Model the behavior you want your teen to learn. Try to become their role model. As children learn most of their behavior from parents.
9. Try to make sure your teen practices self-care and has coping strategies they can use when experiencing stress.
10. Social networks have become an important part of the lives of all teenagers. Make sure it is used sparingly and check to see if the exposure is causing the teen stress or affecting her mental health.
11. Practice mindfulness with your teen. It helps refocus your attention on the present and helps you deal with stressors more efficiently.
12. Help your teen get into the habit of journaling their thoughts and feelings, as it helps us deal with big emotions and separate our thoughts from our feelings. It helps us to better understand our thoughts and feelings and, therefore, to face them well.
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