Reducing Stress: Recovering From Mistakes
There has been a considerable spike in teen anxiety over the last few years (NYT). Anxiety and stress are complex, with a lot of interconnected events and processes. I have noticed that a lot of the stress and anxiety I see in students stems from their fear of making mistakes and no longer being perfect. I have found that parents also feel these stresses. Teens need to know that they can recover and learn from a variety of mistakes. They…