“Teens have enough stress right now and parents are making it worse,” says Cary Hamilton of Olympia Therapy. Parents might be saying the same thing in reverse.Olympia Therapy is creating a series of webinars called “Who Stole My Child’s Brain? Parenting a Tween/Teen.”
“Referrals have skyrocketed,” explains Cary Hamilton of Olympia Therapy, who works with children and parents. After a year of pandemic living, our bodies and minds are weary from stress. It’s going to take time and tender care to nourish our children and ourselves through the summer and into the new school year.
Mental health challenges with children and their parents are skyrocketing. Many people are looking for help with their kids. “Our office is getting 25 to 30 calls every day,” says Cary Hamilton of Olympia Therapy. Not so long ago, we thought the pandemic was turning a corner back to what we perceived as normal. Instead, what has happened is increased anxiety about life. Youth and parents are searching for better ways to cope and ease feelings of the hopelessness. Cary has a few suggestions.