{"id":2296,"date":"2025-08-19T13:37:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=2296"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:45:51","slug":"meme-ado-votre-enfant-a-besoin-de-votre-soutien","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/meme-ado-votre-enfant-a-besoin-de-votre-soutien\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting my teen through difficults times"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Adolescence is a learning period. By supporting your teen through the challenges and hardships they encounter, you allow them to move towards adult independence. This gives your teen the opportunity to gain a better understanding of their strengths and limits, build their identity and assert themself.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n

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Adolescence: at time full of emotions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heartbreak, rejection, conflicts with peers, questioning their identity, their romantic relationship, their sexual orientation, their future: these are just a few of the situations teenagers experience. And this can bring with it all sorts of emotions! As a parent, seeing your teen go through sadness, or have concerns can be disconcerting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Validate without minimizing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As an adult, we can rely on experience and hindsight to help us. Therefore, the intensity of the emotions your teen is experiencing may seem disproportionate. Remember that for them, the situation is serious and affects them. Using sentences like the following will validate the emotion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • If you want to talk to me, I\u2019m here to listen to you<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Respect their pace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Your teen may not be ready to confide in you. Your role is to be there when they want to talk with you, even if that takes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Respect their privacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Away from others, invite your teen to come talk with you somewhere private. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By talking with you, your teen is showing they trust you. Therefore don\u2019t share their confidences. But there\u2019s one exception: if someone is in danger or if the development of a minor person is compromised. In such case, explain to your teen what you must do and why. To understand what types of situations require an intervention on your part, contact one of the resources indicated at the end of this Info Sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Guide them without judging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Who hasn\u2019t had the reflex of giving advice to someone when they\u2019re not doing well? A solution might be good for one person, but not for another! Everyone has their own pace. Your teen needs to find their own solutions: the ones that make sense to them at that point in their life, even if it isn\u2019t the choice you would have made.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Help your teen identify possible solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In a whirlwind of emotions, your teen may be unable to see how to resolve their situation. At these times, everything might seem insurmountable to them and they may become discouraged. Help your teen see the different options for resolving their situation. Use open questions, as they allow a moment to step back and identify various potential solutions.<\/strong> Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • How would you change things if you could?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • What scenario would be acceptable to you?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When you went through difficult situations in the past, what helped you get through them?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • What would you suggest to someone close to you in the same situation?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • What can you change and what is beyond your control?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • How can those close to you help you?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n
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