How to be an emotion coach for your teen - a podcast by RNZ

Getting "jollied along" by a parent won't help an upset teenager learn how to deal with their own difficult feelings, says clinical psychologist Zara Mansoor. "One thing that's really challenging for parents – or just adults – is we want to get in, we want to fix things, we want to make things better. Actually, the most powerful thing we can often do is just sit with [the teen's emotion] and keep ourselves calm," she tells Kathryn Ryan.

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