Episode 26. Ways to parent from afar when your child goes to college.
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WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS EPISODE
Great insight from our Licensed Independent Social Worker Mike, of Mi to prepare any parent for some top issues that happen with this age group.
(minute by minute breakdown)
1:00- Last week recap
4:00- This is an extended Minute with Mike.
8:05- Handling the "new"- advice for parents on how to navigate new emotions from their kids.
13:10- Demand for mental health services is going up. Why?
15:00- Depression and anxiety. Warning signs that go with that. Why talk therapy should be paired with any mediation.
18:20- Staring early with teaching your kids how to cope. How technology is making that job harder.
19:00- Why it's okay to let your kids sit in discomfort.
24:00- Difference between a bad stretch and clinical diagnosis
26:00- Academics and navigating the new workload
29:30- Suicidal thoughts are more common than you think. Why it's okay to ask "are you thinking of killing yourself"
32:00- How do you know there is a problem if your child is far away?
33:00- Body image and eating disorders
43:00- Sexual assault and teaching your kids about consent
53:00- Parting words of wisdom and why you probably shouldn't show up unannounced at your child's new place.
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