Cary Hamilton, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Olympia Therapy, sees what happens when youth are excused or let off the hook when adults are unwilling to deal with the discomfort of enforcing consequences. That includes their own uneasy feelings, as well as their children’s. Opportunities to grow resilience are missed.
“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.